| Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story Contributor(s): Mochizuki, Ken (Author), Lee, Dom (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1584301570 ISBN-13: 9781584301578 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96035359 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Series: Rise and Shine |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.8" W x 9.9" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Based on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, Passage to Freedom is the first fully illustrated children's book to tell 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. |