Audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. This remarkable and short readaloud is based on the true story of salva, one of the lost boys of sudan, who covered the african continent on foot while searching for their families and safe harbor. It tells the stories of two different children in different parts of sudan. Apr 24, 2006 listen to long walk to water audiobook by linda sue park. A long walk to water multnomah county library overdrive. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2001, and was written by linda sue park. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named nya, which takes place in sudan as well, but beginning in 2008. A long walk to water by linda sue park read by david baker. A long walk to water by linda sue park overdrive rakuten. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover. Based on a true story long walk to water water is water. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven.
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