Leaving vietnam : the journey of Tuan Ngo, a boat boy /

Tells the story of a boy and his father who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kilborne, Sarah S.
Other Authors: Sweet, Melissa, 1956- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1999]
Series:Ready-to-read
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Description
Summary:Tells the story of a boy and his father who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States.
Physical Description:48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Awards:Notable Childrens's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2000.
ISBN:0689807988 (hardcover)
068980797X (pbk.)