Mrs. Harkness and the Panda

by Alicia Potter

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375844481
• ISBN13: 9780375844485
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3