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(0)Greg Mortenson
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
xxiii, 420 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A follow-up to "Three Cups of Tea" continues the author's story of his humanitarian efforts to bring education into disadvantaged Middle East regions, describing such events as the 2005 earthquake and a tense eight-day abduction by the Taliban.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 23
Physical Desc
349 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Young readers ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
xxiii, 209 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Adapts for young readers Greg Mortenson's book in which he recounts the experiences he had while trying to help impoverished villages in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya build schools for their children.