The Island on Bird Street

Zusatztext "More than just a valuable addition to Holocaust literature . . . it should garner a wide audience, which is exactly what its spirited portrait of hope and dauntless courage deserves." Booklist, ALA Informationen zum Autor Uri Orlev was born in Warsaw in 1931. In 1996, Uri Orlev received the the highest international recognition given to an author of children’s books. He now lives in Jerusalem. Klappentext During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions. Zusammenfassung During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions.

Product details

• Authors: Uri Orlev
• Assisted by: Hillel Halkin (Translation)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.1992
• EAN: 9780395616239
• ISBN: 978-0-395-61623-9
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Bullying, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Runaways, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers, JUVENILE FICTION: War & Military, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Holocaust