| Edition |
Young readers edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 209 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 20 cm |
| Note |
"One man's journey to change the world, one child at a time"--Cover. |
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Includes a reader's guide and an interview with Amira Mortenson, Greg Mortenson's daughter. |
| Contents |
Maps -- Foreword / Jane Goodall -- Introduction -- Failure -- 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 -- 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 & A with Amira Mortenson -- Time line -- Glossary -- Who's who in Three Cups Of Tea -- Readers guide. |
| Summary |
Overview: This young readers' edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up-to-date. It includes brand-new photos, maps, and illustrations, as well as a special afterword by Greg's twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 7.0 127438. |
| Subject |
Mortenson, Greg -- Juvenile literature.
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Mortenson, Greg.
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Girls' schools -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
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Mortenson, Greg. (OCoLC)fst01624217
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Girls' schools -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature.
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Humanitarian assistance, American -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature.
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Humanitarian assistance, American -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature.
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Girls' schools -- Pakistan.
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Girls' schools -- Afghanistan.
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Humanitarian assistance, American.
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Girls' schools. (OCoLC)fst01737104
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Humanitarian assistance, American. (OCoLC)fst00963558
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Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406
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Pakistan. (OCoLC)fst01210275
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Adaptation of (work): Mortenson, Greg.
Three cups of tea.
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Relin, David Oliver, author.
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Goodall, Jane, 1934- writer of foreword.
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| Added Title |
3 cups of tea |
| ISBN |
9780142414125 (pbk.) |
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0142414123 (pbk.) |
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9780803733923 (hardback) |
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0803733925 (hardback) |
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9781439581209 (Paw Prints) |
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1439581207 (Paw Prints) |
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9780803733923 (lib. bdg.) |
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0803733925 (lib. bdg.) |
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9780606071642 (Turtleback) |
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0606071644 (Turtleback) |
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