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DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS
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DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS Softcover - 1993

by Rankin, Louise

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Momo has always wanted a Lhasa terrier--a dog like the ones the Tibetan Buddhist priests hold sacred in their temples. When a trader brings Pempa to her parents' teahouse, Momo's dream comes true. Then a band of robbers steals the valuable dog, and to recover him, Momo must make a dangerous journey she may not survive. A Newbery Honor Book. Illustrated.

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Puffin Books. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1993. Softcover. 0-14-036335-1 . Newberry Award Books; 191 pages; 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. .
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  • Title DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS
  • Author Rankin, Louise
  • Illustrator Kurt Weise
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, N. Y. , U. S. A.
  • Date 1993
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4897
  • ISBN 9780140363357 / 0140363351
  • Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.74 x 5.18 x 0.52 in (19.66 x 13.16 x 1.32 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1000
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, India
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92026793
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About the author

Louise Rankin is a published author of children's books and young adult books.