Book Detail
Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Warren, Andrea | Illustrator: |
| Title: Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy | Date: 2004 |
| Publisher: Sunburst Books | City: |
| ISBN, paperback: 978-0-329-68758 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: Yes |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): biography and autobiography, memoirs/reminiscences, nonfiction | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies| language arts - reading |
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Summary: |
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| This is an informative account of a child left behind when his American soldier father left Vietnam and his mother died. It traces his journey to America, his adopted family and his eventual return to his homeland to help orphans. | |
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| Create a time line of the Vietnam War and discuss how the U.S. became involved. View videos of the final days of the war. Read other accounts of children saved from the war. | |
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