| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 26 cm. |
| Note |
Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II. |
| Indexed In: |
Kirkus, January 15, 2008 |
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The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2008 |
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Horn book, March, 2008 |
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School library journal starred, May 2008 |
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Booklist starred, May 01, 2008 |
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Wilson Children's catalog |
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Horn book guide starred, vol. XIX, no. 2, Fall 2008, p. 316 |
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PW 03/03/2008 |
| Summary |
As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young Polish boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life during World War II. |
| Audience |
004-008. BTSB. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader LG RL 4.4 0.5 121531. GNET LARK PCMS |
| Subject |
Shulevitz, Uri, 1935- -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction.
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Refugees -- Fiction.
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Maps -- Fiction.
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Geography -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0374334994 (trade) |
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9780374334994 |
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