Adrift at Sea - A Vietnamese Boy's Story of Survival (Hardcover)

The award-winning first picture book to recount the dramatic true story of a refugee family’s perilous escape from Vietnam It is 1981. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a fishing boat overloaded with 60 Vietnamese refugees drifts. The motor has failed; the hull is leaking; the drinking water is nearly gone. This is the dramatic true story recounted by Tuan Ho, who was six years old when he, his mother, and two sisters dodged the bullets of Vietnam’s military police for the perilous chance of boarding that boat. Told to multi-award-winning author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and illustrated by the celebrated Brian Deines, Tuan’s story has become Adrift At Sea, the first picture book to describe the flight of Vietnam’s “Boat People� refugees. Illustrated with sweeping oil paintings and complete with an expansive Author’s Note, this non-fiction picture book comes as the world continues to grapple with the plight of refugees risking all for the chance at safety and a new life.

General

Imprint:	Pajama Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2016
Authors:	Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
As told to:	Tuan Ho
Illustrators:	Brian Deines
Dimensions:	241 x 279 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Reinforced binding / With printed dust jacket
Pages:	40
ISBN-13:	978-1-77278-005-5
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-77278-005-7
Barcode:	9781772780055

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