Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter

Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter

In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear. Not many people in the world had.

But soon the young Mrs. Harkness would inherit an expedition from her explorer husband: the hunt for a panda. She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even. But she intended to try.

So she went to China, where she found a guide, built traps, gathered supplies, and had explorers' clothes made--unheard of for a woman in those days. Then she set out up the Yangtze River and into the wilderness. What she discovered would awe America: an adorable baby panda she named Su Lin, which means a little bit of something very cute.

With breathtaking illustrations from Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet, this little-known true story shares the tale of an adventurous woman who was bold and brave--and the unforgettable journey that helped shape American attitudes toward wildlife.

Fritz Danced the Fandango, which won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, was also written by ALICIA POTTER. Alicia works as a freelance journalist and children's book reviewer when she's not writing stories inspired by her travels and her seaside city. MELISSA SWEET is the Caldecott Honor illustrator for Jen Bryant's A River of Words, Jacqueline Davies' The Boy Who Drawn Birds, and Judy Sierra's The Sleepy Little Alphabet, among many more. Her art has won multiple awards, and critics have praised her lively, exceptional, and creatively delightful mixed-media illustrations.

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ISBN 13	9780375844485
ISBN 10	0375844481
Title	Mrs. Harkness and the Panda
Author	Alicia Potter
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2012-03-13
Number of pages	40
Prizes	Short-listed for Cybils., Nominated for ALA Notable Children's Book., Nominated for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2013, Nominated for NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.
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