Chance escape from the Holocaust

"The first middle-grade book from a picture book master-a harrowing, heartrending, illustrated account of his childhood escape from the terrors of war"--

Main Author: Shulevitz, Uri, 1935- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "The first middle-grade book from a picture book master-a harrowing, heartrending, illustrated account of his childhood escape from the terrors of war"--
Physical Description: 329 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Audience: Ages 8-14
Grades 7-9
ISBN: 9780374313715
0374313717
Author Notes: Uri Shulevitz has won the Caldecott Medal for The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship , written by Arthur Ransome, and three Caldecott Honors for The Treasure , Snow , and How I Learned Geography . His other books include One Monday Morning , Dawn , So Sleepy Story , and the instructional guide Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books . He lives in New York City.