| Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War Contributor(s): Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0986949515 ISBN-13: 9780986949517 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.79" W x 8.02" (0.35 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 162439 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Last Airlift is the true story of the last Canadian airlift operation that left Saigon and arrived in Toronto on April 13, 1975. Son Thi Anh Tuyet was one of 57 babies and children on that flight. Based on personal interviews and enhanced with archive photos, Tuyet's story of the Saigon orphanage and her flight to Canada is an emotional and suspenseful journey brought to life by award-winning children's author, Marsha Skrypuch. -- "Publisher" |
Contributor Bio(s): Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk: - Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's award-winning books for young people include Last Airlift, a Red Cedar Information Book Award winner and OLA Red Maple Honour Book. Its sequel, One Step at a Time, won the OLA Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award. Her YA novel Dance of the Banished is a Junior Library Guild Selection for 2015. In 2008, in recognition of her outstanding achievement in the development Ukraine's culture, Marsha was awarded the Order of Princess Olha. She lives in Brantford, Ontario. |