| Listen to the Wind: A Village in Pakistan Builds a School Contributor(s): Mortenson, Greg (Author), Roth, Susan L. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0803730586 ISBN-13: 9780803730588 Publisher: Dial Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2009 Annotation: 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 Korpheas 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Middle East |
| Dewey: 371.009 |
| LCCN: 2008012268 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Series: Rise and Shine |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.8" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Catalog Heading - Biographies - Curriculum Strand - Biographies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 127958 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |