From all angles While A Steppe Story draws its readers in with personality, Up from Poverty on Rock Mountain is in the National Geographic tradition of respect for local environments and cultures.
溫暖的鏡頭相對於《迭里溫・孤山》的親近人，《石頭山上的脫貧夢》則屬於另一支「大地地理雜誌」以降，以關懷當地處境、疼惜當地文化為出發點的地理報導式傳統。