Lady and the Panda.LADY AND THE PANDA. Vicki Constantine Croke. 2005. Read by Lorna Raver. 9 cds. 11 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-2166-0. $96.00. Vinyl; content notes. SA* Wealthy young adventurer Bill Harkness died in China while on a quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a giant panda. It was the 1930s, and nobody had ever succeeded in taking a panda out of China alive. His widow, Ruth, took her $20,000 inheritance and embarked on a journey to the remote mountains and thick bamboo forests of the China-Tibet border in search of a live giant panda. Against all odds, she succeeded where her husband had not. Ruth Harkness Ruth Elizabeth Harkness (21 September 1900–20 July 1947) was an American fashion designer and socialite, who traveled to China in 1936 and brought back the first live giant panda to the United States - not in a cage, or on a leash, but wrapped in her arms. fearlessly fear·less adj. Without fear; brave. See Synonyms at brave. fear  less·ly adv. arranged the expedition into unknown territory where they ultimately found a baby giant panda. She was completely prepared, with bottles, nipples and milk, and was able to keep little Su-Lin alive all the way back to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Su-Lin then lived at the Brookfield Zoo The Brookfield Zoo is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. The zoo covers an area of 216 acres (874,124 m²) and houses around 450 species of animals. in Chicago, where he was a instant sensation, attracting enormous crowds. Seventy years later, Harkness's niece and several interested friends, including author Croke, retraced the steps of Ruth Harkness's incredible journey. This book is based on many never-before-released letters and this second trip. Raver's outstanding gentle and lyric reading of this inspiring story is slow and clear. Susan Offner, Teacher, Lexington HS, Lexington, MA |
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