Croke, Vicki.
The lady and the panda : the true adventures of the first American explorer to bring back China's most exotic animal / Vicki Constantine Croke. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2005. - xix, 372 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Library Journal Starred Booklist starred Pub Weekly
Presents an account of New York socialite Ruth Harkness's expedition to China in 1936, during which she became the first American explorer to capture a baby panda and return it to the U.S., where it was put on display at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.
Young Adult
0375507833
2004051356
Harkness, Ruth.
Harkness, Ruth.
Giant panda.
Giant pandas.
QL737.C214 / C76 2005
599.789/092
The lady and the panda : the true adventures of the first American explorer to bring back China's most exotic animal / Vicki Constantine Croke. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2005. - xix, 372 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Library Journal Starred Booklist starred Pub Weekly
Presents an account of New York socialite Ruth Harkness's expedition to China in 1936, during which she became the first American explorer to capture a baby panda and return it to the U.S., where it was put on display at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo.
Young Adult
0375507833
2004051356
Harkness, Ruth.
Harkness, Ruth.
Giant panda.
Giant pandas.
QL737.C214 / C76 2005
599.789/092