The Resource A long walk to water : a novel based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park
A long walk to water : a novel based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 121 p.
- Isbn
- 9780547577319
- Label
- A long walk to water : a novel based on a true story
- Title
- A long walk to water
- Title remainder
- a novel based on a true story
- Statement of responsibility
- by Linda Sue Park
- Language
- eng
- 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
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- Title
- A long walk to water
- 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
- Award
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- Jane Addams Book Award for Books for Older Children, 2011.
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 370653
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ7.P22115
- LC item number
- Lo 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 720
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 8
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- True
- Target audience
- adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- based on a true story
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleRemainder
- based on a true story
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleStatement
- by Linda Sue Park
- Label
- A long walk to water : a novel based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park
- Related Subjects
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- Water
- Dut, Salva, 1974- -- Fiction
- Refugees
- Realistic fiction
- Boys -- Africa
- Survival -- Fiction
- Survival
- Civil war
- Water -- Fiction
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Fiction
- Refugees -- Fiction
- Multiple perspectives
- Eleven-year-old boys
- Boys -- Sudan
- Blacks -- Sudan -- Fiction
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- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
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- Extent
- 121 p.
- Isbn
- 9780547577319
- Isbn Type
- (paper)
- Lccn
- 2009048857
- Note
- cat24,cat33rev
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- ocn495597182
- (OCoLC)495597182
Subject
- Blacks -- Sudan -- Fiction
- Dut, Salva, 1974-
- Dut, Salva, 1974- -- Fiction
- Refugees -- Fiction
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Fiction
- Survival -- Fiction
- Water -- Fiction
- Boys -- Africa
- Boys -- Sudan
- Civil war
- Eleven-year-old boys
- Multiple perspectives
- Realistic fiction
- Refugees
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Survival
- War stories
- Water
Genre
Member of
- Africa South of the Sahara : Fiction for Grades 6-8
- Jane Addams Children's Book Awards: Books for Older Children
- Notable Books for a Global Society: 2011
- Read-Alouds for Grades 6-8
- Survival : Fiction for Grades 3-5
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Awards
Awards of A long walk to water : a novel based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park- Award
- Jane Addams Book Award for Books for Older Children, 2011.
- Award
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011.
Library Locations
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