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Thomson, Sarah L.

Three cups of tea / 3 cups of tea. Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ; adapted for young readers by Sarah Thomson ; [foreword by Jane Goodall]. - Young readers ed. - New York : Puffin Books, 2009. - xxiii, 209 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 cm.

"One man's journey to change the world, one child at a time"-- Cover. Includes a reader's guide and an inteview with Amira Mortenson, Greg Mortenson's daughter.

Maps -- Foreword by Dr. 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&E with Amira Mortenson -- Time line -- Glossary -- Who's who in Three Cups of Tea -- Readers guide.

An adaptation of the bestselling book about the American Greg Mortenson's building of over 60 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

9780142414125 (pbk.) 0142414123 (pbk.)

2008053042


Mortenson, Greg.


Girls' schools--Pakistan.
Girls' schools--Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Afghanistan.
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371.82209549