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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a long walk to water. This remarkable and short readaloud is based on the true story of salva, one of the lost boys of sudan, who covered the african continent on foot while searching for their families and safe harbor. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. Based on a true story by linda sue park 2011, paperback at the best online prices at. Linda sue park has crafted a gripping story of a lost boy, all the more remarkable because it is based on a true story. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on the true story of salva dut, one of the lost boys from. While their ages and origins may be similar, there storyline is anything but. There have been several books about the lost boys of sudan for adults, teens. This long walk will take readers into a troubled country, but a country still filled with hope due to people like salva. My teacher read this to us and then i read it to my mom. Newbery medalist linda sue park tells the narratives of a boy and a girl growing up in sudan more than two decades apart from one another. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1994, and was written by nelson mandela. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985.
The first edition of the novel was published in november 15th 2010, and was written by linda sue park. When the sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, elevenyearold 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. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a young girl named nya who walks eight hours every day to get water for her family in 2008, and about a boy named salva who walks away from his family and the only home he has ever known to stay safe from the war in 1985. Based on a true story reprint by park, linda sue isbn. Based on a true story linda sue park learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. About a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985. Battle of the books 2012 questions for a long walk to water. A long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985. Buy a cheap copy of a long walk to water book by linda sue park. Based on a true story and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Your kids can meet author linda sue park at her author access video replay in rar premium.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a long walk to water. Nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. Based on a true story usa today s bestselling books list. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Set in sudan, this is a novel that tells two storiesone about a contemporary child who spends. She has also written several acclaimed picture books and serves on the advisory board of we need diverse books. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in hardcover format. Free download or read online long walk to freedom pdf epub book.
Salva is a sudanese boy who, when gunfire breaks out while hes at school, is forced to go on the run due to the civil war leaving his family behind. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. A long walk to water is based on the true story of salva, one of a group of sudanese lost boys who eventually emigrated to the united states in the mid1990s. A long walk to water is a short novel written by linda sue park and published in 2010. Based on a true story by park, linda sue and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A long walk to water, based on a true story the braille. Intertwined with salvas story is that of 11yearold nya, from a rival tribe in southern sudan. Based on the life of salva dut, who, after emigrating to america in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in sudan. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.