Spin the Globe: the Incredible Adventures of Frederick Von Wigglebottom: Where the Earth Meets the Sky
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This particular story of the series takes place on tonights globe stop, Nepal, the Roof of the World where the Earth meets the sky. Frederick introduces you to Maila, a Gurung boy, and Ang, a Sherpa girl, as he experiences Namche Bazaar and the Himalayas. Frederick learns about the unique history, people, sites, and animals of this mountainous area of Asia, the Sherpa people and infamous Gurkhas.
Edward Moldenhauer
Edward Moldenhauer, author of the Spin the Globe: The Incredible Adventures of Frederick von Wigglebottom, is a retired United States Navy pharmacist and military intelligence analyst. While having been published in several professional journals and cowriting The History of Pharmacy in the United States Navy, his true passion is honing up on “Ed’s Useless Trivia” to baffle friends and foe alike and to teach his children, Nicole and Eric, about every topic imaginable, sometimes to their chagrin. Ed currently lives in Burleson, Texas, with his wife, Jo Ann, their children and dogs, Freckles and Cocoa. When he’s not watching history shows or reading, he enjoys the outdoors, adventure races, cooking delicious meals for his family, and being out in the fresh air. Ed is a member of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Visit his website at: ejmoldy.wix.com/vonwigglebottom to learn more about the series.
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Spin the Globe - Edward Moldenhauer
SPIN THE GLOBE
The Incredible Adventures of
Frederick von Wigglebottom
black.jpgWhere the Earth Meets the Sky
EDWARD MOLDENHAUER
Illustrated by Kenn Yapsangco
© Copyright 2015 Edward Moldenhauer.
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ISBN: 978-1-4907-6040-7 (sc)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015908009
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To my father, who instilled in me the desire to reach great heights, and those many fearless Sherpa porters who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that others could achieve their dreams and the brave Gurkha soldiers who continue to help preserve freedom.
Contents
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1 A Chilly Surprise
Chapter 2 The Gurkha
Chapter 3 Pasang Lhamu And The Sherpa
Chapter 4 The Mountains
Chapter 5 Danphes, Tahrs, And Yaks—Oh My!
Chapter 6 Momo And Dumje
Glossary
Preface
Spin the Globe: The Incredible Adventures of Frederick von Wigglebottom is a fact-based and educational book series based on bedtime stories I told my daughter and son. Each night, they would ask Daddy to tell them a story. After exhausting every variation of bunny, frog, knight, and princess story I could come up with, one evening, I took notice of the globe that sat atop their dresser. I asked them to help me with a story topic and had them spin the globe!
They would use their finger to stop the globe, and wherever their finger landed,