Listen to the Wind: the Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe’s children,...
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Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe’s children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while sharing a riveting example of how one person can change thousands of lives.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780803730588 (0803730586)
ASIN: 803730586
Publish date: January 22nd 2009
Publisher: Dial
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
written by Greg Mortenson, illustrated by Susan Roth I want to start by saying I know there is controversy surrounding Greg Mortenson and his schools/books. I don't know enough about all the issues to comment on them though. I liked the illustrations best in this book (since I was taking the ent...
I read the adult version of this book, Three Cups of Tea. I loved the story, but thought the book was poorly written. Perhaps it should have been a magazine article rather than a story. Or perhaps a stronger writer should have taken it on. But the grownup version was a disappointment.Like Three Cups...