Alicia Potter,Melissa Sweet
In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear.Â  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.Â  She knew that bringing back a panda would be hard. Impossible, even.Â  But she intended to try.,So she went to China, where she found a guide, built traps, gathered supplies, and had explorers' clothes madeâ€”unheard of for a woman in those days.Â  Then she set out up the Yangtze River and into the wilderness.Â  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 braveâ€”and the unforgettable journey that helped shape American attitudes toward wildlife.
Childrens,Picture Books,Nonfiction,Biography,Animals,Childrens,Cultural,China,History,Cultural,Asia,Environment,Nature,Adventure
Mrs. Harkness and the Panda