Steppe

But may be what author means in comparison to Steppe, which is a subject of mandatory study in elementary school? than yes, Three years would not be appreciated by 4-grader.

languagehat.com: CHEKHOV. 2004

Black Sea; and some of the great flat steppes which spread out around it, such as what is known as the Steppe of Astracan, have a mean level of about thirty feet beneath that of the Baltic.

The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Hugh Miller 1829

This region, called the Pontic Steppe, included part of present-day Ukraine, a portion of southwestern Russia, and a piece of Kazakhstan.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

This region, called the Pontic Steppe, included part of present-day Ukraine, a portion of southwestern Russia, and a piece of Kazakhstan.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Marco Polo visited China because Italy wanted more formal trade with the Far East than dealing with the Steppe tribes. lgl

Economics and Evolution, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Steppe by Piers Anthony (with an introduction by Chris Roberson)

Redesigned Planet Stories Book Line Emulates Juicy Retro Pulps 2009

Until recently, virtually the only accounts for English-speaking children were Anne Holm's 1965 novel, "North to Freedom" also published under the title "I Am David", about a Bulgarian boy who escapes from a Soviet concentration camp, and Esther Hautzig's slim but excellent memoir of her Polish family's exile to Siberia, "The Endless Steppe," which was first printed in 1970.

A Tale for Children of Braving Soviet Tyranny Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

Steppe by Piers Anthony (with an introduction by Chris Roberson)

May 2009 2009

Parents of younger children may want to consider introducing "The Endless Steppe" first, for readers around age 11, and then move to "Between Shades of Gray" a few years later.

A Tale for Children of Braving Soviet Tyranny Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

The three novels (titled in the Hippocrene Books edition "With Fire & Sword," "The Deluge," and "Fire in the Steppe") detail the troubles in Poland in the mid-17th century when it was beset by a gruesome Cossack rebellion aided by a Tartar invasion, simultaneous invasion by Sweden, Russia and the Cossacks, and then invasion by the Ottomans.

Calhoun's Defense of Poland's Unanimity Rule, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009