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An ALA Notable Children's Book and a Booklist Editors' Choice, about one young man's memories of the land he called home.
The land I love was lost to me forever.
Huynh Quang Nhuong grew up in the highlands of Vietnam, next to the jungle teeming with wildlife. Encounters with tigers, wild hogs, and deadly snakes were as much a part of his life as tending the rice fields while on the back of his pet water buffalo, Tank.
Perfect for classrooms, as well as fans of Linda Sue Park and Thanhha Lai, these fifteen tales will transport readers into a world of lush beauty and terrible danger--and a way of life that is gone forever.
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"This is first-person narrative brims with life."--" School Library Journal
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The land I love was lost to me forever.
These stories are my memories....Huynh Quang Nhuong grew up in the highlands if Vietnam, next to the jungle teeming with wildlife. Encounters with tigers, wild hogs, and deadly snakes were as much a part of his life as tending the rice fields while on the back of his pet water buffalo, Tank. Here are fifteen tale that will transport you into a world of lush beauty and terrible danger -- and a way of life that is gone forever.
These stories are my memories....Huynh Quang Nhuong grew up in the highlands if Vietnam, next to the jungle teeming with wildlife. Encounters with tigers, wild hogs, and deadly snakes were as much a part of his life as tending the rice fields while on the back of his pet water buffalo, Tank. Here are fifteen tale that will transport you into a world of lush beauty and terrible danger -- and a way of life that is gone forever.
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The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam
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J.P. Lippincott
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0397324472
ISBN 13: 9780397324477
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The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam
Published by
J.P. Lippincott
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0397324472
ISBN 13: 9780397324477
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Mai Vo-Dinh (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45. Seller Inventory # G0397324472I5N00
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