The Resource A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park
A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park
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The item A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Fulton County Public Library.
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- 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 pages
- Note
- "Based on a true story."
- Isbn
- 9780547251271
- Label
- A long walk to water
- Title
- A long walk to water
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Linda Sue Park
- Subject
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- trueWater
- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction
- Water -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRefugees
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueBoys -- Africa
- Survival -- Juvenile fiction
- Water -- Fiction
- Blacks -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction
- Dut, Salva, 1974- -- Juvenile fiction
- Dut, Salva, 1974- -- Fiction
- trueSurvival
- trueDut, Salva, 1974-
- Refugees -- Fiction
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Fiction
- trueCivil war
- Survival -- Fiction
- trueSudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction
- Blacks -- Sudan -- Fiction
- trueMultiple perspectives
- trueEleven-year-old boys
- trueBoys -- Sudan
- 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
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Park, Linda Sue
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 010 up
- 720
- 720L
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG+
- LC call number
- PZ7.P22115
- LC item number
- Lo 2010
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 720
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 8
- Reading level
- 5.0
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dut, Salva
- Dut, Salva
- Refugees
- Survival
- Water
- Blacks
- Refugees
- Survival
- Water
- Blacks
- Sudan
- Sudan
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- based on a true story
- Label
- A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park
- Note
- "Based on a true story."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20884893
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 121 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547251271
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2009048857
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
-
- (1234)102940
- (OCoLC)BK0008787110
- Label
- A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park
- Note
- "Based on a true story."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20884893
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 121 pages
- Isbn
- 9780547251271
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2009048857
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
-
- (1234)102940
- (OCoLC)BK0008787110
Subject
- Blacks -- Sudan -- Fiction
- Blacks -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBoys -- Africa
- trueBoys -- Sudan
- trueCivil war
- trueDut, Salva, 1974-
- Dut, Salva, 1974- -- Fiction
- Dut, Salva, 1974- -- Juvenile fiction
- trueEleven-year-old boys
- trueMultiple perspectives
- trueRealistic fiction
- trueRefugees
- Refugees -- Fiction
- Refugees -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Fiction
- Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSurvival
- Survival -- Fiction
- Survival -- Juvenile fiction
- trueWater
- Water -- Fiction
- Water -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueAfrica South of the Sahara : Fiction for Grades 6-8
- trueJane Addams Children's Book Awards: Books for Older Children
- trueNotable Books for a Global Society: 2011
- trueRead-Alouds for Grades 6-8
- trueSurvival : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Children’s Middle Grade
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
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