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Mrs. Harkness and the Panda

Mrs. Harkness and the Panda( )
Author: Potter, Alicia
Illustrator: Sweet, Melissa
ISBN:978-0-375-94448-2
Publication Date:Mar 2012
Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:40
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Bears
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.78 x 11.28 x 0.34 Inches
Book Weight:0.815 Pounds
Author Biography
Potter, Alicia (Author)
Melissa Sweet has received a Caldecott Honor medal award for A River of Words for her illustrations. Her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times and Smilebox cards.

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