Find and level books by searching the book wizard database of more than 50,000 childrens books. A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. A retelling of marathon runner dion leonards bestselling true story, this is the kind of book that young readers absolutely love. Jun 16, 2017 against all odds, an ultramarathon runner and a stray dog form an unbreakable bond during a grueling race across chinas gobi desert. Finding gobi is a book for all the family and is also available in young readers and picture book edition.
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Named for the desert in which he found her, gobi became dions closest companion for 77 miles of the 155mile race across china. The lovable pup, who would later earn the name gobi, went step for step with dion over the tian shan mountains and across massive sand dunes, keeping pace. Theyre particularly helpful for students who struggle to pass their ar or src quizzes, but. Named for the desert in which he found her, gobi became dions closest companion for 77 miles of.
Gobi became the most famous dog of the summer of 2016 when marathon runner dion leonard moved heaven and earth to find the stray dog who had joined him on his marathon journey. Finding gobi, dion leonard, new york times bestseller. Boys love adventure stories and they love dogs, so it was perfect. The true story of one little dogs big journey by dion leonard arrived just as we were searching for a homeschool reading book for woodjie. The true story of one little dogs big journey is the incredible true story of dion leonard, a new york times bestselling author and athlete, who was befriended by a stray dog while running an ultramarathon through the gobi desert. Finding gobi finding gobi audiobook, by dion leonard. If you reach the end of the page before you put all five fingers down, then the book is written at a level comfortable for independent reading for that child. Search by title, author, illustrator, or keyword using the search box above. The true story of one little dogs big journey by dion leonard.
Finding gobi story of gobi the dog turned into childrens book. Also located at the topright of find a book is an advanced search feature. Dion leonard started to think about giving up in his quest to run across the gobi desert when he came across a little stray dog. Instantly get a books guided reading, lexile measure, dra, or grade level reading level. Jun, 2017 finding gobi is the miraculous tale of dion leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155mile race through the gobi desert in china. In 2016, dion leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the gobi desert. Gobi is a small, female border terrier mix dog that began following ultra marathon runner dion leonard at the beginning of stage ii of the gobi desert run in china in june 2016. International bestseller finding gobi book out now. Australian ultrarunner and author dion leonard signs copies of his book, finding gobi, for students at cathedralcarmel school in lafayette as others pet gobi the dog monday, feb. The true story of one little dogs big journey is the incredible true story of dion leonard, an athlete who was befriended by a stray dog while running an ultramarathon through the gobi desert. Big thanks to scholastic book fairs for supporting the finding gobi young readers 816 year old edition across united states schools, students and teachers. Finding gobi book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Questions are in short answer format and come with an answer key.
Finding gobi midwest collaborative for library services. Jun 14, 2017 leonard has chronicled the experience, and the ensuing whirlwind adventure to adopt gobi, in finding gobi. The story of dion and gobi will now be turned into a book, including a version for children. Meet gobi, a sturdy, sandycolored mutt with chihuahuastyle ears, a flagship tail and the focused stare of a runner determined to put in the miles however difficult they might prove. Finding gobi young readers edition by dion leonard, aaron rosenberg guided reading lexile measure grade level equivalent dra level. How to find reading and interest levels for books reading. Finding gobi is the miraculous tale of dion leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155mile race through the gobi desert in china. Finding gobi by dion leonard 9780008244521paperback. We have the people, tools and expertise to act as an extension of your library and fully support your unique collection development and acquisition needs.
Dion leonard competes around the globe in ultra running events ranging from 30 miles to over 155 miles in some of the most extreme conditions known to man. Finding gobi tampa bay library consortium overdrive. Apr 29, 2020 pick one random page out of a book to read. Gobi library solutions is the leading provider of ebooks, print books and workflow services to academic libraries worldwide. The book is about dion leonard, who is an extreme runner, who first became interested in the sport when joining in with his girlfriend.
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Finding gobi young readers edition by dion leonardaaron. Finding gobi is a true story of courage and love between a man and his furry companion. Not just for a few minutes, or even for one whole stage of the race, but for days and nights, the dog ran with him for miles during the days, and. The true story of a little dog and an incredible journey by leonard, dion, craig borlase isbn. Reading comprehension questions finding gobi by nothing but. Searching for accelerated reader books is fun and easy with this free online tool. The true story of one little dogs big journey by dion leonard and aaron rosenberg 3 total resources view text complexity discover like books. Aug 06, 2017 she was abandoned in the brutal gobi desert, but she has a wonderful human to care for her now. Publishers weeklya man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion.
International bestsellerleonard and gobi s story represents the power of people working together and the profound depth of feeling possible between a man and his dog. If you want to know whether a specific book is within a students lexile range, you can use our quick search feature l ocated on our lexile find a book tool. Woodjie is 11 and this book was about at his reading level. Please tell us if you are a student, parent, teacher or librarian. Located on the topright of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn. We have over 310,000 books leveled that include atleast one of the four reading. Marathon runner dion leonard went to china to compete in the 155mile race across the gobi desert. Finding gobi is possibly the most inspirational read of the summer.
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