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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100140363351
ISBN-139780140363357
eBay Product ID (ePID)32406
Product Key Features
Book TitleDaughter of the Mountains
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Dogs, People & Places / Asia, Historical / Asia, General, Animals / Pets
Publication Year1993
IllustratorYes, Wiese, Kurt
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorLouise S. Rankin
Book SeriesNewbery Library, Puffin Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight5.4 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN92-026793
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisMomo has always wanted a Lhasa terrier--a dog like the ones the Buddhist priests hold sacred in their temples. And her dream is realized when a trader brings Pempa to her parents' tea house. But after a band of robbers steals the valuable dog and quickly escapes with him into the mountains, Momo is determined to catch them and recover her beloved Pempa. To do so, she must follow the Great Trade Route across the mountains--a path that most people avoid, and which will surely put her life at risk.Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa., Momo has always wanted a Lhasa terrier--a dog like the ones the Buddhist priests hold sacred in their temples. And her dream is realized when a trader brings Pempa to her parents' tea house. But after a band of robbers steals the valuable dog and quickly escapes with him into the mountains, Momo is determined to catch them and recover her beloved Pempa. To do so, she must follow the Great Trade Route across the mountains--a path that most people avoid, and which will surely put her life at risk. Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa.