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.

ISBN: 9780142414125 (pbk.) 0142414123 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2008053042

Subjects--Personal Names:
Mortenson, Greg.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Girls' schools--Pakistan.
Girls' schools--Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Afghanistan.
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Dewey Class. No.: 371.82209549