The Eagle Huntress: The True Story of the Girl Who Soared Beyond Expectations
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- Author：Aisholpan Nurgaiv
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Summary
The subject of the award-winning documentary The Eagle Huntress tells the true story of how she became the first girl to compete in—and win—one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions。
In this compelling memoir， teenaged eagle hunter Aisholpan Nurgaiv tells her own story for the first time， speaking directly with award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Liz Welch （I Will Always Write Back）， who traveled to Mongolia for this book。 Nurgaiv's story and fresh， sincere voice are not only inspiring but truly magnificent: with the support of her father， she captured and trained her own golden eagle and won the Ölgii eagle festival。 She was the only girl to compete in the festival。
Filled with stunning photographs， The Eagle Huntress is a striking tale of determination—of a girl who defied expectations and achieved what others declared impossible。 Aisholpan Nurgaiv's story is both unique and universally relatable: a memoir of survival， empowerment， and the positive impact of one person's triumph。
In this compelling memoir， teenaged eagle hunter Aisholpan Nurgaiv tells her own story for the first time， speaking directly with award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Liz Welch （I Will Always Write Back）， who traveled to Mongolia for this book。 Nurgaiv's story and fresh， sincere voice are not only inspiring but truly magnificent: with the support of her father， she captured and trained her own golden eagle and won the Ölgii eagle festival。 She was the only girl to compete in the festival。
Filled with stunning photographs， The Eagle Huntress is a striking tale of determination—of a girl who defied expectations and achieved what others declared impossible。 Aisholpan Nurgaiv's story is both unique and universally relatable: a memoir of survival， empowerment， and the positive impact of one person's triumph。
Reviews
Anna Davidson
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This is a stunning book about a fascinating culture and an incredible young woman。 I’ve seen the documentary multiple times and was thrilled when the book came out。 I can’t wait to introduce Aisholpan and White Feathers to the students at school。
Bennjamin
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One of the most powerful stories of a young woman in the last decade。 I have showed the movie to my sixth graders， but now there is a book told in her words that I can recommend to my students to read。 With messages about empowering girls， trust， faith， and coming of age， Aisholpan Nurgav is a mentor and role model for girls everywhere。 Showing that even in 2020， there are places that are still so remote that girl and bird can form an unbreakable bond。
Sally
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Compelling and inspiring story that brings Mongolian culture to life and is sure to inspire middle schoolers！
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Hoover Public Library Kids and Teens
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The subject of the award-winning documentary The Eagle Huntress tells the true story of how she became the first girl to compete in — and win — one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions。 The subject of the award-winning documentary The Eagle Huntress tells the true story of how she became the first girl to compete in — and win — one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions。 。。。more
Matthew O'Connell
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I thought the book was very well crafted out！ i Loved all the descriptions of the house they lived in！ I found that every word was special in its own way！ I also wish I could be friends with her。 Eagle huntress was a 5 star book that i would highly recommended！ Indira O （age 10）
Anthony
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The Eagle Huntress is a wonderful book about Aisholpan Nurgaiv who won the Golden Eagle Festival in Olgii Mongolia in 2014。 While she is not the first eagle huntress ever， she is certainly one worth reading about。This book is her telling her story of her love of eagles and eagle hunting。 You also see the love that she has for her family and her people， the Kazakh nomads。 I could imagine the setting and the scenery that she tells us about and the lifestyle that they live， I'm honestly quite jealo The Eagle Huntress is a wonderful book about Aisholpan Nurgaiv who won the Golden Eagle Festival in Olgii Mongolia in 2014。 While she is not the first eagle huntress ever， she is certainly one worth reading about。This book is her telling her story of her love of eagles and eagle hunting。 You also see the love that she has for her family and her people， the Kazakh nomads。 I could imagine the setting and the scenery that she tells us about and the lifestyle that they live， I'm honestly quite jealous。 No city compares to the beauty of nature。 This is a great story for all children， girls or boys。 They will see that you can do almost anything IF you have a passion for it and are willing to work hard。 。。。more
The Bigger Picture
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Liz Welch appears to have climbed into a pre-arranged vehicle -physically and metaphorically- and beelined it to Aisholpan and her parent's place and then back to the airport in order to write this memoir up with/for Aisholpan et al。。The shoddy research is so apparent that this memoir is destined to be an example of memorable research negligence。 The suggested reading list barely touches upon the eagle hunting culture and is emblematic of the shallowness of inquiry。 There is no consultant listed Liz Welch appears to have climbed into a pre-arranged vehicle -physically and metaphorically- and beelined it to Aisholpan and her parent's place and then back to the airport in order to write this memoir up with/for Aisholpan et al。。The shoddy research is so apparent that this memoir is destined to be an example of memorable research negligence。 The suggested reading list barely touches upon the eagle hunting culture and is emblematic of the shallowness of inquiry。 There is no consultant listed and it cannot be overemphasized how important it was for Liz Welch to have read academic works on heritage tourism and the Altaic golden eagle festival scene， conservation issues related to nest-taken baby eagles versus wild- trapped subadult passage eagles （ for example， listen to 14，26-16，46 of https://t。co/zb98Nw9u5I and read Dr。 Lauren McGough's PhD thesis Chapter 1 section entitled The Bigger Picture） ， and the history of Kazakh and other female eagle hunters （Makpal Abdrazakova and her *full* accomplishments， in particular）。 The 'voice' of this memoir， as noted by Kirkus Reviews， is "mediated by Welch and Nurgaiv’s voice is inconsistent"。 I would go further to suggest that the resultant 'voice' is content-controlled by the The Eagle Huntress filmmaking storytellers who brought Aisholpan to fame for their own profit。 There is a troubling lack of transparency coursing through this memoir: Welch has given Aisholpan's words an aura of self-mythologizing humble-brag that is， indeed， off-putting。 A co-authored "memoir" by someone so young lacks the necessary sophisticated retrospection。 While Aisholpan postures herself as an emblem of nomadic culture， she was marketed to the western audiences as an emblem of nomadic culture in need of her as its 'feminist savior'， with a modest "smash the patriarchy" heart and "evolved" feminist parents。 Although Aisholpan clearly has enjoyed the fun， fame， and gains brought to her and her family –and who would blame her-– her self-propaganda is clearest when one learns more about traditional Kazakh eagle hunting culture itself。 To believe the golden eagle festival scene is representative of traditional eagle hunting culture is similar to believing that hula show at a Waikiki dive bar is as deep as one would need to look when trying to learn about indigenous Hawaiian culture。 。。。more
Kris
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I listened to the exceptional audio version of this book and it was a very rich experience which I am sure will stick with me。 Even knowing why this author was so famous， tears came to my eyes many times as she described her amazing achievements。 This is a beautiful story of a young teen challenging her culture's expectations for girls while still deeply respecting the traditions of her people。 This would be a terrific choice to listen to as a family on a road trip。 I listened to the exceptional audio version of this book and it was a very rich experience which I am sure will stick with me。 Even knowing why this author was so famous， tears came to my eyes many times as she described her amazing achievements。 This is a beautiful story of a young teen challenging her culture's expectations for girls while still deeply respecting the traditions of her people。 This would be a terrific choice to listen to as a family on a road trip。 。。。more
Judi
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What an inspiring story！ Aisholpan Nurgaiv was a young girl watching her father and brother raise and hunt with golden eagles - a centuries-old tradition in the Kasak （sp？） culture。 She had a natural connection to the birds even as a toddler so it wasn't a surprise when， at the age of 10 or 11， she told her father she wanted to be an eagle huntress。 This is the fresh， transparent memoir of her journey to become a prize-winning eagle huntress。I saw the documentary about Aisholpan a few years back What an inspiring story！ Aisholpan Nurgaiv was a young girl watching her father and brother raise and hunt with golden eagles - a centuries-old tradition in the Kasak （sp？） culture。 She had a natural connection to the birds even as a toddler so it wasn't a surprise when， at the age of 10 or 11， she told her father she wanted to be an eagle huntress。 This is the fresh， transparent memoir of her journey to become a prize-winning eagle huntress。I saw the documentary about Aisholpan a few years back so I was excited to listen to this audiobook。 It was just as engaging as the documentary and it was fun to read a bit about the events leading to the documentary。 Aisholpan also covers how her life has changed since the documentary。A note for those concerns about the eagles。 It is Kasak tradition to release their hunting eagles after a few years。 The eagles are still of an age where they can find a mate and raise eaglets。 。。。more
Darla
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The story of the real-life eagle huntress is so compelling in print。 I can't wait to see the documentary。 Last year I read the book "Stand On the Sky" by Erin Bow which has many similarities to Aisholpan's story。 There are not many books about eagle hunting and the nomads of Mongolia。 It is a culture most of us are totally out of touch with。 I can see why tourists flock to their location in the warmer months。What a fantastic addition to nonfiction for kids！Thank you to Little， Brown Books for a The story of the real-life eagle huntress is so compelling in print。 I can't wait to see the documentary。 Last year I read the book "Stand On the Sky" by Erin Bow which has many similarities to Aisholpan's story。 There are not many books about eagle hunting and the nomads of Mongolia。 It is a culture most of us are totally out of touch with。 I can see why tourists flock to their location in the warmer months。What a fantastic addition to nonfiction for kids！Thank you to Little， Brown Books for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Brittany Baker
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Aisholpan Nurgaiv's memoir is breathtaking and inspiring。 This incredible young woman should be a role model for people of all ages: she is smart， tenacious， brave， and so full of love for her family and its tradition of eagle hunting。 This book beautifully complements the award-winning documentary of the same name， spending more time on her past and providing additional details on the years of work that led to her appearance at The Golden Eagle Festival。 Aisholpan Nurgaiv's memoir is breathtaking and inspiring。 This incredible young woman should be a role model for people of all ages: she is smart， tenacious， brave， and so full of love for her family and its tradition of eagle hunting。 This book beautifully complements the award-winning documentary of the same name， spending more time on her past and providing additional details on the years of work that led to her appearance at The Golden Eagle Festival。 。。。more
Martha Meyer
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