Pemba Sherpa
Dublin Core
Title
Pemba Sherpa
Description
Perma, a nyuny pa,or old man, tells a story from when he had to gather firewood for school as young boy. One morning his sister Yang Ki says she wants to go with him. Yang Ki wants to be a Sherpa but girls aren't allowed. That morning she disobeys her brother and follows him, but when Pemba falls in a landslide, Yang Ki becomes the heroine and proves that girls can be brave and strong.
Author
Cossi, Olga
Publisher
Odyssey Books
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Bernard, Gary
ISBN
978-0-9768655-8-2
City of Publication
Longmont, CO
Year of Publication
2009
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Laura Barbe, 2011
Citation
Cossi, Olga, “Pemba Sherpa,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 7, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/11327.