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“YAKU : A Book about Yaks in Tibet” by Anna and Clara Gustafson
and Kathy Schroeder. Hardcover, 27 pages, c2006.
Review by fourth grader Jared K.
The authors are Anna and Clara Gustafson and Kathy Schroeder and “Yaku”'s
photography was done by Kathy Schroeder. “Yaku” is a book of haikus about
yaks in Tibet.
A haiku is a Japanese poetry form having three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables.
One poem is about yak poop and how much you can build with it, and another
poem is about yak meat and what you can make with it and what it tastes like.
Another poem is about yak cheese. It tells about how important it is and
what it tastes like. It also shows many pictures on other things you can make
with yaks.
My favorite poem is "High, dry not much food / Yaks can't be picky eaters
/ eat, little, often." And my favorite picture is the one in the end where it
shows Potala Palace, the place where the Dalai Lama lives.
It is not only a fun book to read, but it teaches you about how yaks are
important to the Tibetan people. So you are learning without even knowing it!
The pictures are beautiful. It makes you feel like you are looking at the
real thing!
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