Finding Gobi Young Readers Edition, Dion Leonard
Finding Gobi Young Readers Edition, Dion Leonard
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Finding Gobi: Young Reader's Edition
The True Story of One Little Dog's Big Journey

Author: Dion Leonard

Narrator: Simon Bubb

Unabridged: 3 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tommy Nelson

Published: 08/29/2017


Synopsis

Bring home the amazing true dog story of a friendship so strong that it crosses the globe! You will love the inspiring tale of Gobi, a lost dog who kept pace with an ultramarathon runner, Dion Leonard, across a vast desert. Follow their unlikely friendship through the challenges of an 80-mile race and Dion's struggle to bring Gobi home for good.Finding Gobi: The True Story of One Little Dog's Big Journey tells the gripping real-life adventure story of how Gobi followed Dion through the treacherous conditions of the Gobi desert and how, afterward, Dion searched the world for his four-legged friend in order to bring him home.This young reader's editionadapts the bestselling adult book for 8- to 12-year-oldsshows that friendship is more important than winningis a perfect classroom or family read-aloud bookThis heartwarming tale of friendship, loyalty, and determination is sure to delight and surprise any young dog lover.

Author Bio

Dion Leonard is an ultramarathon runner who has raced across the planet’s most inhospitable landscapes, such as the brutal Moroccan Sahara desert and South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. One race across the Gobi Desert in China turned out to be a completely different experience when Dion fell in love with a stray dog (later named Gobi) who followed him during the week and completed the race alongside him. Today, Dion and Gobi, along with Dion’s wife, Lucja, share Gobi’s amazing story in their bestselling books and speaking events.

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