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. Then she set out up the Yangtze River and into the wilderness. What she discovered would awe America: an adorable baby panda she named Su Lin, which means “a little bit of something very cute.”
- ISBN: 9780375844485
- Author: Potter, Alicia
- Illustrator: Sweet, Melissa
- Published: 2011 , Alfred A. Knopf
- Themes: Adventure, exploration, Journey, panda, wild animal, wildlife
- Descriptors: Asia, China, Historical Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40