Burlington Public Library

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the fighting abilities of snow leopards and wild yaks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Describes the characteristics of yaks, including their history, habitat, diet, uses as domesticated animals, and their status as a vulnerable species.

Gertie is the littlest yak, feeling stuck in her smallness - she wants to grow UP and have bigness and tallness. But when it turns out that there are some things that only Gertie can do, might she come to see that she's perfect, just the way she is? A rollicking, rhyming, heartwarming and reassuring story from debut author, Lu Fraser and much-loved illustrator, Kate Hindley.

A yak called Jack meets a different number of animals on each page.