Thursday, August 24, 2006

Reviews

http://www.rebeccasreads.com/reviews/03chi/03vand56.html
Bradford & the Journey to the Desert of Lop
Dawn Van Zant
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2005 Wild Heart Ranch Inc.
ISBN: 0976176823

Cancer patient Brad & the Sandman take a magical trek to discover the secrets of the heart.

Dedicated to nine year old Bradford Lawless, a true warrior at heart & his battle with cancer (Ewing's Sarcoma) this tale combines elements of his real life woven into a magical journey of hope.

“When the Sandman comes to visit you tonight, you need to listen closely as you close your eyes & drift off to sleep. It is a tale of magic that lives in the desert, of buried ancient treasures, vanishing wild camels, forgotten people & the courage of a small unlikely warrior destined to be their guardian.”

Come meet a boy as he does battle with cancer & dreams of what his purpose in life is.

Come away with him, when the Sandman visits, to the ‘ends of the Earth’ where once sea covered the land & dinosaurs lived, where eagles fly & herds of camels & asses (donkeys) roam the vast orange dunes, & people are far & few between.

Come listen to the stories the grains of sand have to tell, of history & kings, treasures & mysteries, as Bradford searches for his purpose.

Bradford and the Journey to the Desert of Lop is a lyrical, lively bedtime tale, filled with vivid images & magical insights.

The bold & bright illustrations are by Alexander Levitas, who lives on a kibbutz in Israel & knows something of deserts.

In researching for this book Dawn Van Zant learnt about the last of the true wild Bactrian camels - Camelus bactianus ferus - from John Hare, founder of the Wild Camel Protection Foundation (www.wildcamels.com) with Jane Goodall as its patron. Their sole aim is to protect these endangered animals & their fragile habitat in the Gobi & Gashun Gobi deserts of Northwest China & Southwest Mongolia in the hopes that their immune system may hold answers to research in arresting diabetes & cancer.

Do contact WildHeartRanch.com for a plush & cuddly Bactrian camel Judy to hug while reading this tale of magic & hope. Wild Heart Ranch is a publishing, entertainment & toy company which creates non-violent toys & products based on original ideas, stories & characters that offer light & magic to children's lives.

More from Dawn Van Zant:
No More Night Mares: A Dream of Freedom
I Sea Horses: From Sky to Sea
(02/26/06)

Rebecca

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Zoroaster the prophet , named " Old camels "

Zoroaster was an ancient prophet named based on the
compound in the Avestan language, of zarəta- "old" and uštra "camel", translating to "having old camels, the one who owns old camels". The first part of the name has also been translated as "yellow" or "golden", from the Avestan zaray, (Modern Persian zærd) giving the meaning "[having] yellow camels".

A more romantic, but inaccurate, translation of the name, in the past has been "[bringer of the] golden dawn", based on the mistaken assumption that the second part of the name is a variant of the Vedic word Ushas meaning "dawn".

This last translation seems to have derived from a desire to give a more fitting meaning to the prophet's name than "owner of feeble camels".

His prophecy and relgion cannot be accurately dated and range from 1400 BC to 485 BC
His background is said to be Bactrian - as the bactrian camels are named after.

His philosophy- Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.

There is only one path and that is the path of Truth.

Do the right thing because it is the right thing to do, and then all beneficial rewards will come to you

Friday, August 11, 2006

The spiritual power and hope of the bactrian camel

Doing some research tonight on bactrian camels, I found this project and under the current circumstances of war in the Middle East and recent terrorism threats - this was heartwarming and welcome.
Learning about the wild camels has been a very spiritual journey for me and also for others -

Please read about hope for peace and nomadic life with camels-
The Silk Road Project
This project promotes Culture, Education, Bio diversity, Sustainability and Integrity

http://gittaohan.tripod.com/id2.html


Gittaohan is a collaboration Project group comprising people of nine nations and six religions that promotes an international message of peace and sensibility. We research and share this message on multiple levels: # The truthful way of Nomadic Cultures. # The respectful and ecological use of animals, training with non-violent techniques. # The connection between human and animal for human psychological, health and educational benefits. # The value of travel for the correct exchange and understanding of culture for a global evaluation of humanism. # Educating and sharing with children, who will put into practice this global message of unity and diversity. # Protection and Husbandry programs for the Bactrian camel. These are issue we in the Gittaohan project feel very strongly about and we are constantly researching to open relations with other people with compassion, knowledge and interest to build the consciousness of this way of life. We invite all to share the experience with our beautiful animals and hope to provide a network to help ensure this style of life remains a possibility We travel the old Silk Road, following the steps of all the courageous caravans and famous philosophers, educators, researchers and prophets before us. Gittaohan travels to schools, organisations and festivals and receives hundreds of people in their camp everyday. For twenty years Gittaohan has made two full lengths of the Silk Road from Europe to Asia. We have deep knowledge of the cultural reality and traditions of the Silk Road and we hope to share the knowledge we have. All cultures, classes and societies are welcome to contribute to the message for an alternative and truthful solution