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The secret of the Himalayas  Cover Image Book Book

The secret of the Himalayas / by Adam Gidwitz & Hena Khan ; illustrated by Hatem Aly.

Gidwitz, Adam. (Author). Khan, Hena. (Added Author). Aly, Hatem. (Added Author).

Summary:

When Professor Fauna spots a unicorn horn mounted on the wall of the Schmoke Brothers' living room, the Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the Himalayan mountains of Northern Pakistan to finally see a unicorn themselves.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0735231451
  • ISBN: 9780735231450
  • Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
At head of title: The Unicorn Rescue Society.
"Created by Jesse Casey, Adam Gidwitz, and Chris Lenox Smith."
Map on lining papers.
"Bonus story inside"--Page 4 of cover.
"A history of the Secret Order of the Unicorn (being the history of the secret organization, founded in the year 789, that exists to protect unicorns from all humans who might hurt them)"--Page [177].
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 19.99
Subject: Animal rescue > Juvenile fiction.
Animals, Mythical > Juvenile fiction.
Unicorns > Juvenile fiction.
Pakistan > Juvenile fiction.
Himalaya Mountains > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stroud Branch J FIC Gidwi 31681020169512 JFIC Available -

Adam Gidwitz is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Grimm trilogy. He spent six years researching and writing his Newbery Honor-winning The Inquisitor's Tale, including a year living in Europe. Adam lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY. Find Adam online at adamgidwitz.com or @AdamGidwitz.

Hena Khan is a Pakistani American writer. She is the author of the middle grade novels Amina's Voice, Amina's Song, and More to the Story, and picture books Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns, Under My Hijab, and It's Ramadan, Curious George, among others. Hena lives in her hometown of Rockville, Maryland, with her basketball-loving family. You can learn more about Hena and her books by visiting her website at HenaKhan.com or connecting with her @HenaKhanBooks.

Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured in multiple publications worldwide. He currently lives in beautiful New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people. His illustrated work includes the Newbery Honor winner The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz, the Unicorn Rescue Society series, also by Adam Gidwitz with several amazing contributing authors, the Story Pirates book series with Geoff Rodkey and Jacqueline West, early readers series Meet Yasmin with Saadia Faruqi, and How to Feed Your Parents by Ryan Miller. He has more upcoming books and projects in the works. You can find him online @metahatem.


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