Bibliograph

Escape, es-cape (verb) : to avoid a threatening evil, written by Ming & Wah ; illustrated by Carmen Vela

Type

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Escape, es-cape (verb) : to avoid a threatening evil, written by Ming & Wah ; illustrated by Carmen Vela

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1060L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Escape

Oclc number

1233303925

Responsibility statement

written by Ming & Wah ; illustrated by Carmen Vela

Sub title

es-cape (verb) : to avoid a threatening evil

Summary

"Throughout history, in order to survive, ordinary people have been forces to leave their families and homes because of war, famine, slavery, intolerance, economic and political upheaval, or climate change. These remarkable true stories of escape show how courageous people all around the world have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their flight to freedom." -- Back coverCLING. Don't let go. Hold tight. Never give up. FLY. Rev up. Lift off. Soar. PEDAL. Set off. Cycle. Pedal for your life. Throughout history, ordinary people have been forced to leave their families and homes because of war, famine, slavery, intolerance, economic and political upheaval, or climate change. These remarkable true stories of escape show how courageous people all around the world have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in their flight to freedom

Table Of Contents

Cling : Syria to Greece 2015 -- Dart : Mexico & Central America to United States 1986 -- Defy : Austria to China 1938-1940 -- Disguise : Scotland to France 1745 -- Flee : Kiribati to New Zealand 2007 -- Fly : Czechoslovakia to Austria 1984 -- Pedal : Paris to Portugal 1940 -- Raft : Cuba to Florida 1960-1990s -- Sprint : Eritrea to Sudan 1981 -- Stowaway : Southern to Northern United States & Canada 1850-1860 -- Swim : China to Hong Kong 1950s-1970s -- Tunnel : East to West Germany 1964

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

One day we had to run

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