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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Mongolian
Description
A nomadic Mongolian family find themselves in disagreement when the oldest daughter, Nansaa, finds a small dog and brings it home. Believing that it is responsible for attacking his sheep, her father won't allow her to keep it. When the family to move on, Nansaa must decide whether to defy her father and take her new friend with them.
23) The conqueror
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Set in 12th century China, the captured Tartar princess, Bortai, tricks Genghis Khan into mistrusting his blood brother, but falls in love with the Mongol chief.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1241. The Mongol horde lead by cruel khan Burunda moves west, destroying everything in its path. Reaching the Carpathian mountains, the troops camp right below. However, at night several local hunters, the Berkut brothers, secretly enter the camp and free the hostages. Consumed with rage, the khan decides to take revenge and destroy the Carpathian settlements. A traitor amongst the locals tells the Mongols about a secret passage inside...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cousins Patrick and Beth travel in Mr. Whittaker's invention, the Imagination Station, to thirteenth-century China, where they meet Marco Polo and Kublai Khan and are mistaken for Christian shamans.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The Mongol Empire forever changed the course of history. Driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule, Genghis Khan - mass-murdering barbarian to his enemies, genius and demi-god to his people - united warring clans and forghed an empire that spanned Asia, bringing people, cultures and religiosn together and opening intercontinental trade. Later his grandson, Kublai Khan, fuelled by the belief that heaven had given the world to the Mongols,...
29) Barbarians
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Covers the barbarian tribes that threatened Europe and Asia.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Throughout history, there have been few conquerors more prominent than Genghis Khan, the first ruler of what would become the Mongol Empire. Readers learn about the humble beginnings of his life, as he rose from anonymity to become one of the most famous rulers in history. They also explore his life as he handled the challenges of leading an empire of millions. Through comprehensive text, informative sidebars, historical images, and vibrant photographs,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This comprehensive history of how conquerors of the Eurasian steppes such as Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan focuses on the decisive role they played in world history.
"The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world's greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. Their...
34) The kite rider
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.
Series
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Genghis Khan leads the Mongols to conquer parts of eastern Europe and western China, creating the largest empire in the world; at the same time, western Europe's feudal system fell as monarchies were strengthened, and the Holy Roman Empire experienced conflict between church and state.
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