Namaste!

By Diana Cohn

Subjects: Sherpa (Nepalese people), Friendship, fiction, Spiritual life, Salutations, Fiction, Children's fiction, Conduct of life, fiction, Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction, Nepal, fiction

Description: Whenever Nima meets someone on her long walk to the market village in Nepal, she brings her hands together with her fingers almost touching her chin, bows her head slightly, and says "Namaste," which means "the light in me meets the light in you." Includes information on the geography, culture, and people of Nepal.