A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Contributor(s): Park, Linda Sue (Author), Knowlton, Ginger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547577311 ISBN-13: 9780547577319 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.22 lbs) 121 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - East Africa - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African - Ethnic Orientation - African American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award, Nominee, Children's, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 140710 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
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Publisher Description: The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Park, Linda Sue: - Linda Sue Park is the author of bestseller A Long Walk to Water as well as the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard and many other acclaimed novels and picture books. She lives in Rochester, NY. www.lspark.com, Twitter: @LindaSuePark. |
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