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.

About Dion Leonard

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.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarmistha on February 13, 2019

A heartwarming tale of friendship,love,hope and companionship that will surely make one cry, laugh and rejoice. The story starts with a small brown color fur bundle joining the runners in a mid of multistage ultra race.Till the end of the day, it became apparent that she has chosen the Australian ru......more

Goodreads review by Jessa on December 09, 2019

This book is about a dog named Gobi and a man named Dion, they run races together and do really good. Doin is determined to win races and keep Gobi safe, Gobi is loyal to his owner and wants to be by Dion all the time. Dion and Gobi run together through the hot, the cold, the wet... and still stay t......more

Goodreads review by Jane on July 12, 2017

OMG this story is awesome, brilliant and so heart wrenching it will have you in tears of both joy and sadness. This story is about Dion who runs in an endurance race through the Gobi desert. Here a little dog he named Gobi joined him on the run voluntarily and stayed with him throughout the race. He......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on August 02, 2020

Love knows no bounds! "Finding Gobi" is a love story for the ages between a man and his best friend. Some might say it was love at first sight. This dog appears like a mirage out of nowhere and starts running side-by-side with a man he picked out from the other runners in a race across the Gobi deser......more

Goodreads review by Literary on July 03, 2019

Love this wonderful book! Ultramarathoner finds Gobi, an endearing little stray doggie, during a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. He loses the race but gains a darling new companion ... and a change of heart about what’s important in life. 5/5 Thankful to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson -......more

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