A long walk to water : based on a true story
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Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
ISBN
9780547251271, 0547251270, 9780547577319, 0547577311, 1451733941, 9781451733945
Lexile measure
720L
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION PARK, L.S.
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Published
Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
121 pages : color map ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780547251271, 0547251270, 9780547577319, 0547577311, 1451733941, 9781451733945
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5, 3 Points
Lexile measure
720

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General Note
Includes "A message from Salva Dut, Rochester, New York, 2010" and "Author's note."
Description
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.
Target Audience
720L,Lexile
Target Audience
Grades 6 & up.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR.,MG,5.0,3.0,140710.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,5,3,140710.
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Awards
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Park, L. S. (2010). A long walk to water: based on a true story . Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Park, Linda Sue. 2010. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story. Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.

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