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Listen to the wind : the story of Dr. Greg and Three cups of tea

2009

Format:	Book
Author:	Mortenson, Greg, author.
Title:	Listen to the wind : the story of Dr. Greg and Three cups of tea / by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth ; collages by Susan L. Roth.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2009] ©2009.
Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 28 cm
Summary:	Tells the true story of a man who became lost and delirious after an unsuccessful trek to the top of K2, was saved by the locals of a remote Himalayan village, and kept his vow to return one day to build them a new school as a gesture of sincere appreciation and gratitude for what they did for him in his time of need.
Target Audience Note:	Lower Grade (K-3). AD740L Lexile. 4.6.
Subjects:	Mortenson, Greg -- Juvenile literature. Rural schools -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
Other Author:	Roth, Susan L., author, illustrator. Adaptation of (work): Mortenson, Greg. Three cups of tea.
Notes:	Simple text and collage illustrations present the story of Greg Mortenson's project to build a school in a remote village in Pakistan, after the local people saved his life. Picture book adapted for children from the book: Three cups of tea. Includes bibliographical references. Leoni, Atossa, & Redgrave, Vanessa. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.6 0.5. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6 0.5 127958. Reading Counts RC K-2 3.5 1.0 46200. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6 0.5 127958. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010.
LCCN:	2008012268
ISBN:	0329730711 9780329730710 9780803730588 0803730586
Other Number:	213765793
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	236956
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	j 371.822 Mortenso

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