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A long walk to water : based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park

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In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people . . . people like the boy, Salva Dut . . . caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life.Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water..
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (02 hr., 41 min., 28 sec.))
Note
  • This is an OverDrive title
  • "Ages 10-14."
  • Includes afterwords from Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut
Isbn
9781936223299
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A long walk to water : based on a true story
Title
A long walk to water
Title remainder
based on a true story
Statement of responsibility
by Linda Sue Park
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people . . . people like the boy, Salva Dut . . . caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life.Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water..
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technical information on music
Cataloging source
TEFOD
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Park, Linda Sue
Dewey number
[Fic]
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PZ7.P22115
LC item number
Lo 2013ab
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1974-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Baker, David
  • Bishop, Cynthia
  • Dut, Salva
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  • Dut, Salva
  • Refugees
  • Water
  • Black people
  • Sudan
  • Dut, Salva
  • Refugees
  • Water
  • Black people
  • Sudan
  • Dut, Salva
  • Civil War (Sudan : 1983-)
  • Refugees
  • Water
  • Sudan
  • FICTION / General
  • Fiction
Target audience
pre adolescent
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not applicable
Label
A long walk to water : based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park
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Publication
Note
  • This is an OverDrive title
  • "Ages 10-14."
  • Includes afterwords from Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn864681706
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (02 hr., 41 min., 28 sec.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781936223299
Isbn Type
(electronic audio bk.)
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital.
Publisher number
Z100045001
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)864681706
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
A long walk to water : based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park
Link
Publication
Note
  • This is an OverDrive title
  • "Ages 10-14."
  • Includes afterwords from Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn864681706
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (02 hr., 41 min., 28 sec.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781936223299
Isbn Type
(electronic audio bk.)
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital.
Publisher number
Z100045001
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)864681706
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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