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Three cups of tea [sound recording] : one man's journey to change the world ... one child at a time / Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin ; adapted by Sarah Thomson ; foreword by Jane Goodall.

Mortenson, Greg, (author.). Thomson, Sarah L., (adaptor.). Relin, David Oliver, (author.). Leoni, Atossa, (narrator.). Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937- (narrator.). Fleming, Jeni, (vocalist.). Mortenson, Amira, (vocalist.).

Summary:

For over a decade Greg Mortenson has been on a mission to build schools in the region that gave rise to the Taliban and provided safety for Al Qaeda. The challenges he has faced on his mission, including death threats and a kidnapping, are chronicled in one amazing true life adventure.
"New_March_2010 SPL_JuniorAudiobook"

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143144465
  • ISBN: 0143144464
  • Physical Description: 4 sound discs (approximately 4 hours): digital, audio ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Edition: Young reader's ed.; unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Audio, ℗2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes the song "Three cups of tea" by Jeni Fleming and Amira Mortenson.
Restrictions on Access Note:
FOR USE WITH A CD AUDIO PLAYER
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Atossa Leoni with Vanessa Redgrave.
System Details Note:
Compact disc.
Subject: Humanitarian assistance, American > Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American > Afghanistan.
Rural schools > Pakistan.
Girls' schools > Pakistan.
Girls' schools > Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance > Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance > Pakistan.
Afghanistan > Social conditions.
Pakistan > Social conditions.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fernie Heritage Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fernie Heritage Library TALKING BOOK J 371.82209549 THO (Text) 35136000223231 Audio Book - Junior Fic Volume hold Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Traces how Mortenson, 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.
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    This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present. Includes new photos and illustrations, as well as a special interview by Greg’s twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.


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