Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu
Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu, is a riot of sights, smells and sounds that are brought to life by the detailed and colourful illustrations in this graphic novel. With the frozen peaks of the Himalayas and Mount Everest in the distance, Dev lives with his family and cat Tuna in the wonderfully warm city. Life is never boring for Dev, and he is looking forward to summer holidays brimming with activities outside with his friends. Until disaster strikes – a Yeti comes to Kathmandu and into Dev’s home!
Far from the freezing Himalayas and frantically trying to return, Hiu the Yeti is trying everything to stop melting in the heat. Chaos follows Hiu everywhere and since adults don’t believe in the Yeti’s existence Dev is in the hot seat for all the mess! With his summer fun in peril, action is needed, secret plans and clever tricks are devised in a race against time to catch Hiu and send him home. Dev, along with Tuna and best friend Joon, form a spectacular plan to solve their dilemma with hilarious results.
This is a fantastic picture of Nepalese culture, language, food recipes and geography, with further interesting information on the impact of climate change in countries like Nepal. Perfect for comic book readers, the scrapbook style artwork the creative use of images will encourage readers to get creative compiling their own drawings, magazine cutouts and photos in a notebook to show and tell their own adventures and expeditions over the holidays, just like Dev.
