A long walk to water book report by caighley e on prezi. Chapter five summary southern sudan, 2008 nyas family has moved to the area of a nearly dry lakebed every year when everything else dries up. Cambodian odyssey by kevin macleod licensed under creative. Based on a true story kindle edition by park, linda sue. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african.
The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Nya is the other main character in a long walk to water, also based on a real person. A long walk to water is based on salva duts true story of perseverance amid. The author writes, after only a few minutes, salva had. Klicka bevaka for att fa ett mejl nar boken gar att bestalla igen eller valj ett annat format nedan. Please note that some teachers may also be observing the religious holidays and therefore may not be available for the entire week. On the first day, salvas only pair of shoes falls apart.
This 32page guide for a long walk to water by linda sue park. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in a long walk to water, which you can use to track the themes throughout. Going, the big plastic bottle did not hold anything so it was. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. A long walk to water, 2014 based on the novel by linda sue park illustrator. The long walk is one of the richard bachman novels that has a clear distinction from the rest of stephen kings body of work. A friend has to walk along the path and not go outside the edges of the path. Salva duts story begins in 1980s and continues into the 2000s, and nyas story covers the time period between 2008 and 2009. Book like no other this book is not like any other book. There are not many books that have two differents stories going on at the same time. Like the running man, it is essentially a dystopian novel, which is. A long walk to water is an original serial novel taken from todays headlines. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Excerpts from a long walk to water by linda sue park lii salva lowered his head and ran.
A long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in. A long walk to water in bulk classroom book sets bookpal. Water had to be flowing constantly into the borehole to keep the drill running smoothly. The pond water was piped into what looked like a giant plastic baga bag big enough to fill the entire bed of the truck. To the pond and backto the nearly a full day of walking altogether. Salva talks with children about water for south sudan duration. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. Home for just long enough to eat, nya would now make her second trip to the pond. A girl named nya spends hours each day collecting water for her parents and sister. Their lives eventually intersect in this novel based on a true story.
Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. A long walk to water is primarily based on two stories that the author weaves together very skillfully. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk. The first edition of the novel was published in november 15th 2010, and was written by linda sue park. The chapters alternate between main characters salva and nye. You to have water to find water water had to be flowing constantly into the borehole to keep the drill running smoothly. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in hardcover format. While salva is at school, rebels come into the village and shoot at the school. For hours, until the sun was nearly gone from the sky. Newbery medalist linda sue park tells the narratives of a boy and a. An unforgettable new story from the winner of the prestigious newbery medal two young people, two stories, one country sudan. Unit 2 learn with flashcards, games, and more for free.
Southern sudan, t 985 salva held his breath as he scanned the faces, one by one. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapter 1 youtube. Wise, karen a long walk to water linda sue park chapter. This pond and back was nyas daily routine seven months of the year. For nyas part of the book, i had access to notes, photos, and video footage from people. A long walk to water linda sue park haftad 9781786074621. A long walk to water is a short novel written by linda sue park and published in 2010. I can select a quote from a long walk to water and explain.
A long walk to water based on a true account, this book tells the story of salva dut, an 11yearold boy separated from his family by the civil war in sudan, and nya, a girl from a small village who walks miles. To the pond and back to the pond and back nearly a full. Linda sue parks book entitled a long walk to water lexile measure. The crew drove to the pond and back several times a day. Written for the breakfast serials audience by linda sue park, author of many novels for young people including the newbery. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. See more ideas about long walk to water, lost boys of sudan and water. Maybe even some children younger than the age of ten, as its very grounding. Despite the occasional violence in this story, i think its a great book to offer any mature child. The crew drove to the pond and back several times a the. The book s denouement, however, intertwines their stories in a soulsatisfying and optimistic way. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Salvas mouth kept opening and closing in complete surprise. A young girl, nya spends much of her waking life walking to and from a large pond, miles away from her familys village.
Their stories are far apart in time, salvas story starts in 1985 and. This work back provides a onepage assignment for each chapter of the book, plus all answer keys. A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park about the book written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of elevenyearold salva dut, a dinka boy. He had lost his family, and now he had lost his friend as well. The first story is of nya, a girl from sudan, and the second story is of salva dut, a sudanese boy. Pdf when my name was keoko book by linda sue park free. A long walk to water student workbook pack chapter. Before salva had begun going to school, he had helped look after the entire herd, and his younger brother as well. They only live there during that season because her tribe, the. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. Pdf download a long walk to water free unquote books. A long walk to water read online free book by linda sue. Water for south sudan, as well as on other firstperson.
A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a young girl named nya who walks eight hours every day to get water. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985. This is a student work pack for your novel study of a long walk to water by linda sue park. A long walk to water timeline by moriah logan infographic. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on a long walk to water. Basing the book on the true story of refugee salva dut, who established the nonprofit organization. While researching a long walk to water i read salvas own accounts of his journey and interviewed him many times.
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