The Resource Three cups of tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson ; [Foreword by Jane Goodall]
Three cups of tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson ; [Foreword by Jane Goodall]
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- Summary
- A middle-grade adapted version of the New York Times bestseller about humanitarianism and providing Muslim children around the world with an education is enhanced with photos, maps, illustrations, and a special afterword by the author's daughter who worked with him as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Young readers ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780142414125
- Label
- Three cups of tea
- Title
- Three cups of tea
- Statement of responsibility
- Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson ; [Foreword by Jane Goodall]
- Title variation
- One man's journey to change the world--one child at a time
- Title variation remainder
- one mans mission to fight terrorism and build nations-- one school at a time
- Subject
-
- trueSocial issues -- Human rights
- trueRural schools -- Pakistan
- trueSchools -- Design and construction
- trueSociety and culture -- Education
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAfghanistan -- Social conditions
- trueAmericans in Asia
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueEducation, Rural -- Afghanistan
- trueEducation, Rural -- Pakistan
- trueGirls' schools -- Afghanistan
- Girls' schools -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueGirls' schools -- Pakistan
- Girls' schools -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueHumanitarian assistance
- trueHumanitarian assistance, American -- Afghanistan
- Humanitarian assistance, American -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueHumanitarian assistance, American -- Pakistan
- Humanitarian assistance, American -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueIslam
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Activists and reformers
- trueMortenson, Greg
- Mortenson, Greg -- Juvenile literature
- trueMuslim girls
- truePakistan -- Social conditions
- truePoor people
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A middle-grade adapted version of the New York Times bestseller about humanitarianism and providing Muslim children around the world with an education is enhanced with photos, maps, illustrations, and a special afterword by the author's daughter who worked with him as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program
- Summary
- Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would particularly benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions
- Award
-
- Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction, 2007.
- YALSA Outstanding Book for the College Bound, 2009.
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 172095
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Thomson, Sarah L
- Dewey number
- 371.82209549
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- 910
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Reading level
- 6.1
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Mortenson, Greg
- Relin, David Oliver
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Girls' schools
- Girls' schools
- Humanitarian assistance, American
- Humanitarian assistance, American
- Mortenson, Greg
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations-- one school at a time
- Label
- Three cups of tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson ; [Foreword by Jane Goodall]
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 19990614
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Young readers ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780142414125
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009353179
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), (some color), maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780803733923
- (OCoLC)300031791
- Label
- Three cups of tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson ; [Foreword by Jane Goodall]
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 19990614
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Young readers ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780142414125
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009353179
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), (some color), maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780803733923
- (OCoLC)300031791
Subject
- trueSocial issues -- Human rights
- trueRural schools -- Pakistan
- trueSchools -- Design and construction
- trueSociety and culture -- Education
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAfghanistan -- Social conditions
- trueAmericans in Asia
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueEducation, Rural -- Afghanistan
- trueEducation, Rural -- Pakistan
- trueGirls' schools -- Afghanistan
- Girls' schools -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueGirls' schools -- Pakistan
- Girls' schools -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueHumanitarian assistance
- trueHumanitarian assistance, American -- Afghanistan
- Humanitarian assistance, American -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueHumanitarian assistance, American -- Pakistan
- Humanitarian assistance, American -- Pakistan -- Juvenile literature
- trueIslam
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Activists and reformers
- trueMortenson, Greg
- Mortenson, Greg -- Juvenile literature
- trueMuslim girls
- truePakistan -- Social conditions
- truePoor people
Genre
- trueSocial issues
- trueSociety and culture
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Juvenile literature
- trueLife stories
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
Included in
- trueKiriyama Prize: Nonfiction category
- trueYALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound - Social Sciences: 2009
- trueSouth Asia : Nonfiction for Grades 6-8
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