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A long walk to water : based on a true story / a novel by Linda Sue Park.

Park, Linda Sue. (Author).

Summary:

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780547251271
  • ISBN: 0547251270
  • ISBN: 9780547577319 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0547577311 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1451733941 (PawPrnts)
  • ISBN: 9781451733945 (PawPrnts)
  • Physical Description: 121 p. : col. map ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Includes "A message from Salva Dut, Rochester, New York, 2010" and "Author's note."
Target Audience Note:
Grades 6 & up.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR. MG 5.0 3.0 140710.
Awards Note:
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011

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Genre: Dust jackets (Bindings) > 2010.
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