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Pasaje a la Libertad: La Historia de Chiune Sugihara
Contributor(s): Mochizuki, Ken (Author), Lee, Dom (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1880000822     ISBN-13: 9781880000823
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
OUR PRICE:   $11.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Language: Spanish
Published: May 1997
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Annotation: In 1940, Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania, risked his life to issue thousands of exit visas to Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis. Seen through the eyes of his son, Hiroki, who was five at the time, this moving story shows how one person can truly make a difference.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars
Dewey: B
LCCN: 98047514
Physical Information: 0.17" H x 10.05" W x 8.01" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Topical - Holocaust
 
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Publisher Description:

Texas Bluebonnet Masterlist, Texas Library Association (TLA)
Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA)
Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association (IRA)
Notable Books in the Language Arts, National Council of Teachers of English
Best Books of the Year, Parenting magazine
Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages, Bank Street College

In Spanish. The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese Schindler, who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.

As a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in the 1940s, Chiune Sugihara had a chance to help thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust through Japan, but it was against his government's orders. When his five-year-old son Hiroki asked, If we don't help them, won't they die? Sugihara decided to assist the refugees.

Translated from Passage to Freedom, Pasaje a la libertad tells Sugihara's heroic story, highlighting his courageous humanity, and the importance of a child's opinion in his father's decision.

Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Dom: -

DOM LEE made his picture-book debut with Baseball Saved Us. He grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and went on to illustrate books in both the United States and Korea. His titles for Lee & Low include Ken Mochizuki's Passage to Freedom and Heroes, as well as the award-winning Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds. Lee's unique illustration style involves applying encaustic beeswax on paper, then scratching out images, and finally coloring the images with oil paint. Lee and his wife live in Hollis, New York.