Title: A Long Walk to Water
Author: Linda Sue Park
Narrators: David Baker
Publisher: Full Cast Audio
Release Date: 12/02/14
Runtime: 02:41:14
Genre: African
Language: English
Grade Level: 5th Grade,6th Grade,7th Grade,8th Grade
Fiction
Description : In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people . . . people like the boy, Salva Dut . . . caught in the middle. When Salvas village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life.Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope.How these two stories intersect is told in this fascinating dual narrative, performed by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop, with the assistance of dialect coach James Achueil . . . who actually made the same journey across Africa when he was one of the ìLost Boys of the Sudan.î This true story is an amazing adventure with a wonderful conclusion. Great for classroom discussions, it is literature drawn from the real world!
Author: Linda Sue Park
Narrators: David Baker
Publisher: Full Cast Audio
Release Date: 12/02/14
Runtime: 02:41:14
Genre: African
Language: English
Grade Level: 5th Grade,6th Grade,7th Grade,8th Grade
Fiction
Description : In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people . . . people like the boy, Salva Dut . . . caught in the middle. When Salvas village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life.Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope.How these two stories intersect is told in this fascinating dual narrative, performed by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop, with the assistance of dialect coach James Achueil . . . who actually made the same journey across Africa when he was one of the ìLost Boys of the Sudan.î This true story is an amazing adventure with a wonderful conclusion. Great for classroom discussions, it is literature drawn from the real world!
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