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The House of Sixty Fathers
by Meindert Dejong
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Synopses & Reviews THE HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERSTien Pao is all alone in enemy territoy. Only a few days before, his family had escaped from the Japanese army, fleeing downriver by boat. Then came the terrible rainstorm. Tien Pao was fast asleep in the little sampan when the boat broke loose from its moorings and drifted right back to the Japanese soldiers. With only his lucky pig for company, Tien Pao must begin a long and dangerous journey in search of his home and family. ‘A vividly realistic story of China during the early days of the Japanese invasion [which tells of young Tien Pao’s journey to find his family].’—C.‘Valuable as enrichment literature for elementary students involved in Chinese studies.’—Scholastic Teacher. 1957 Newbery Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1956 (ALA) 1956 Children's Book Award (Child Study Association) Synopsis: THE HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERSTien Pao is all alone in enemy territoy. Only a few days before, his family had escaped from the Japanese army, fleeing downriver by boat. Then came the terrible rainstorm. Tien Pao was fast asleep in the little sampan when the boat broke loose from its moorings and drifted right back to the Japanese soldiers. With only his lucky pig for company, Tien Pao must begin a long and dangerous journey in search of his home and family. ‘A vividly realistic story of China during the early days of the Japanese invasion [which tells of young Tien Pao’s journey to find his family].’ —C.‘Valuable as enrichment literature for elementary students involved in Chinese studies.’ —Scholastic Teacher.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780064402002
- ill.:
- Sendak, Maurice
- Author:
- Sendak, Maurice
- Author:
- De Jong, Meindert
- Author:
- by Meindert DeJong and Maurice Sendak
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- China
- Subject:
- Historical - Military & Wars
- Subject:
- Family - Parents
- Subject:
- Juveniles
- Subject:
- Historical - Asia
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
- Subject:
- World War, 19
- Copyright:
- 1956
- Edition Number:
- 1
- Edition Description:
- 1st Harper Trophy ed.
- Series Volume:
- 90-6
- Publication Date:
- August 1987
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- Children/juvenile
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 7.61x5.31x.48 in. .32 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 09-12
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