| The Ship to Nowhere: On Board the Exodus Contributor(s): Arato, Rona (Author) |
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ISBN: 1772600180 ISBN-13: 9781772600186 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Holocaust Remembrance |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rachel Landesman is eleven years old when she, her mother and sister are crammed on board the Exodus, a dilapidated vessel smuggling 4500 Jewish refugees risking their lives to reach Palestine, their biblical homeland. Despite all they had suffered during the Holocaust, Jewish refugees are still not wanted in many countries. Even a Canadian immigration officer famously said at the time "None is too many" when asked how many refugees Canada would take in. Nonetheless, Rachel and the other refugees refuse to give up hope when war ships surround them. Their fight, and the worldwide attention it brought, influenced the UN to vote for the creation of the state of Israel. Made famous by the Paul Newman film "Exodus", this is the first book for young people about the ship that helped make history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Arato, Rona: - Rona Arato, a former teacher, is an award-winning children's author with a strong interest in the field of human rights. From 1994 to 1998, she was an interviewer for Survivors of the Shoah, a Steven Spielberg project that recorded the histories of Holocaust survivors. She is the author of Courage and Compassion and the On a Day Story Voyages series, among others. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, visit www.ronaarato.com. |