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Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea »

Book cover image of Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

Authors: Greg Mortenson, Susan L. Roth
ISBN-13: 9780803730588, ISBN-10: 0803730586
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: January 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Greg Mortenson

A former mountaineer and military veteran, Greg Mortenson is the director of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute and spends several months a year establishing schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Co-author David Oliver Relin is an award-winning writer and contributor to Parade and Skiing Magazine.

Book Synopsis

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.

The New York Times - Krystyna Poray Goddu

Listen to the Wind tells Mortenson's story in the clear, succinct voices of the children of Korphe. Leaving out background and history, the picture-book version is nevertheless true to the spirit of Mortenson's experience and mission. The minimal text is splendidly paired with Susan L. Roth's textural, earth-toned collages, which evoke the roughness of the terrain and the primitive quality of life there.

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