Escape : es-cape (verb) : to avoid a threatening evil / written by Ming & Wah ; illustrated by Carmen Vela.
| Author/creator |
Chen, Ming (Children's author) author. |
| Other author/creator | Chen, Wah, author. |
| Other author/creator | Vela, Carmen, illustrator. |
| Format | Tactile Material, Book, and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Lantana Publishing, 2021. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2021 |
| Description | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 27 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Variant title | Subtitle on cover: One day we had to run |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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 cover. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 1-2 |
| Audience | 1060 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| ISBN | 9781911373810 (hardbook) |
| ISBN | 1911373811 (hardbook) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 305.9 C42072E | ✔ Available | Place Hold |