Caravan

By Lawrence McKay Jr.

Book Overview

Through the story of ten-year-old Jura's first caravan trip with his father, Lawrence McKay, Jr. describes the adventures one boy experiences on the journey to young adulthood.

Through the story of ten-year-old Jura's first caravan trip with his father, Lawrence McKay, Jr. describes the adventures one boy experiences on the journey to young adulthood. Set against the icy backdrop of the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan, this father-son story sparkles with the warmth of family and cultural tradition.

Children everywhere will be mesmerized by Darryl Ligasan's dynamic paintings of the arduous caravan ride along steep mountain passes, and the hustle-bustle of an Afghan marketplace. Caravan presents young readers with the opportunity to embark on a fascinating journey ...

in the caravan swaying back and forth,

where the mountains meet the sky,

and the trail leads ever on.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600603467
• ISBN13: 9781600603464
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.8" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

travel to the middle east

This book follows the nomadic people of the Kirghiz caravaners on a journey across the wild wilderness and to the big city where they do trading. This book is drawn and written well, it even has some words that I've never seen before and at the very end it explains what they mean, and should keep readers reading until the very end. I'd recommend this book to anyone looking for a good picture book.

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children

Jura, a ten-year old child who lives in Afghanistan, has just embarked on his first trip through the mountains in a caravan of adult men, horses, and camels. They are traveling more than a hundred miles - a journey that takes ten days - across mountain passes, over frozen rivers, and through deep valleys to reach the city. The difficult journey results in a substantial reward: the opportunity to trade their felts and furs for badly-needed grain. Before they return home, Jura enjoys the sights and smells of the marketplace, watching some merchants dye wool and joining some of the men for tea and conversation. Caravan hits the mark with its warm illustrations, clear lessons about trade and markets, and an engrossing story about a child coming of age amongst a nomadic people of Afghanistan.