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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Greg Mortenson; Greg Mortenson |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah L Thomson; Greg Mortenson; David Oliver Relin |
| ISBN: | 9780803733923 0803733925 9780142414125 0142414123 |
| OCLC Number: | 300031791 |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Description: | xxiii, 209 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Maps -- Foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall -- Introduction -- Failure -- The wrong side of the river -- I'm going to build you a school -- Growing up -- 580 letters, one check -- Hard way home -- Korphe at last -- A bridge before a school -- Hunting Ibex -- Building bridges -- Six days -- Beginnings -- Haji Ali's lesson -- Smile should be more than a memory -- Picture -- New schools-and more -- Running from war -- Too much to do -- Village called New York -- Afghanistan -- First educated women in Korphe -- Stones into schools -- Q & E with Amira Mortenson -- Time line -- Glossary -- Who's who in Three Cups of Tea -- Readers guide. |
| Other Titles: | One man's journey to change the world--one child at a time |
| Responsibility: | Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson. |
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Abstract:
Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 mountain, but things went wrong and Greg became lost. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took him in. Moved by their kindness, Greg promised to return and build a school for the children. This title tells the story of how Greg built more than 60 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Greg Mortensons dangerous and difficult quest . . . is not only a thrilling read, its proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world. (Tom Brokaw) Read more...
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