This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book tells a
story about the Asia's most famous leader--his childhood and legacy.
By the Onon River in the hinterland of Eurasia, Temujin (Genghis Khan)
was born in a harmonious family of a tribal chief on Mongolian territory
where the vast blue sky seemed to merge with the grasslands. At the age
of nine, tragedy strikes the family when his father was murdered. In the
aftermath, tribe members abandon his family and even steal their
domestic animals. To survive, Temujin's mother takes him and his younger
brother to pick wild pears and they fish by drilling holes on the
ice-frozen river. This hard life strengthens the bonds of love within
the family, enabling Temujin to become a bright and courageous child.
Confronting the disintegrated tribes and continuous wars on the
Mongolian grassland, Temujin was determined to bring peace and a
comfortable place for his family to live. He becomes known as Genghis
Khan after unifying a majority of the tribes there. Throughout his life,
he fought in over 60 wars and won almost all his battles except a
strategic retreat because his forces were out-numbered. He established
an expansive empire across Eurasia, and brought political stability to
the Silk Road which increased trade and communication between the East
and the West.