Akeer has been complaining about her stomach pains, but now shes eerily quiet. The first edition of the novel was published in november 15th 2010, and was written by linda sue park. Nya knows many people who suffer from stomach pains. No one, it seemed, was sure where nuer land ended and dinka land began, so each tribe tried to lay chim to the areas richest in water. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2001, and was written by linda sue park. Linda sue park when the sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, elevenyearold salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other dinka tribe members through southern sudan, ethiopia, and. My 12 year old son and i listened to it and we were gripped by the story. If you have an activity or idea that youd like to share with others, send it to us so we can include it on this collaborative page. Salvas mouth kept opening and closing in complete surprise. Nya notices that her little sister, akeer, is quiet. The world health organizations web page on water explains some of the issues associated with water scarcity. Based on a true story long walk to water water is water. Story structure meets the art of jim averbeck cc reading 5 linda sue parks has used an interesting story structure in a long walk to water. She wishes she could go to school but that is only for boys.
Salva duts story begins in 1980s and continues into the 2000s, and. Long walk to freedom billy lynns long halftime walk. Why were the rebels fighting against the government in a. Salvas story is told in the new york times bestseller a long walk to water, by linda sue park. Nuec the nuer and the dinka had a long histo oftmubk. A long walk to water activities book units teacher. Aug 31, 2010 newbery medalist linda sue park discusses the true story behind her new book, a long walk to water, a compelling novel that traces the stories of two young people over a generation in sudan.
A long walk to water is primarily based on two stories that the author weaves together very skillfully. The nelson mandela who emerges from long walk to freedom. In south sudan in 2008, while going about her chores, nya walks along a path and accidentally steps on a thorn. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. 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 for her family in 2008, and about a boy named salva who walks away from his family and the only home he has ever known to stay safe from the war in 1985. A long walk to water by linda sue park, 9780547577319, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Salvak younger brother, kuol, was taking care of just one cow. It is a powerful story and the voices bring it to life. Tenyear old nya spends her days walking from home to the pond to fetch water. Examples of survival in a long walk to water 1460 words cram.
A civil war is any war in which two groups living in a single country start fighting against each other. Apr 17, 2017 a long walk to water by linda sue park is based on a true story. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people, like elevenyearold salva, caught in the middle. Based on a true story kindle edition by park, linda sue. The story is told in firstperson narrative by two different characters and the story takes place during two different periods of time in sudan. The long walk, by slavomir rawicz, purports to be the true story of an heroic flight to freedom.
A book about the water cycle walk the renaissance walka kids guide to florence, italy the walk west. Written by newbery medallist linda sue park, this story unfolds through the dual narrative of nya, a girl living in a small village and salva, a boy running for his life during the. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african. Audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. The voices are very good and it is read beautifully. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in hardcover format. Apr 20, 2017 audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. Based on a true story by park, linda sue hardcover. Each chapter begins with nyas story and jumps to salvas story. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Background on the geography of south sudan and the surrounding region and the contentious dinka and nuer tribes will further contextualize this. Two of these diseases are mentioned in a long walk to water. Parents need to know a long walk to water by newbery medalwinning author linda sue park a single shard blends fact and fiction to tell a story of the civil war in sudan 19832005, in which more than 20,000 socalled lost boys became displaced andor orphaned.
The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. Some of the techniques listed in a long walk to water. He claims to have been a polish officer grabbed by the russians in. What has been the purpose of nyas journey every day. In the book a long walk to water by linda sue park there is a story about a boy named salva and his journey through life, and the struggles of being in sudan during the war. Before salva had begun going to school, he had helped. Famed childrens author linda sue park published a long walk to water in 2010.
Water for south sudan, a charity salva dut helped create, provides information on the water crisis in the video just add water. Chapter five southern sudan, 2008 there was a big lake three days walk from nya s vi age. Free download or read online a single shard pdf epub book. Oct 04, 2011 a long walk to water, in my personal opinion, would be the next step up for these students because of the way in which the author chose to write the story.
In each chapter except chapter 18 there are two time periods and two storylines. There are bombings, burnings, and people with guns and machetes. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in a long walk to water, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Here we provide information on a long walk to water, the sustainable development goals, and fundraising. Ev ery year when the rains stopped and the pond near the vil lage dried up, nyas family moved from their home to a camp near the big lake. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a y. The first story is of nya, a girl from sudan, and the second story is of salva dut, a sudanese boy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a long walk to water. Activities and resources for educators, book clubs, faithbased organizations, rotary clubs and others. After visiting his father, salva comes up with a planan idea for helping the people of sudan. A long walk to water linda sue park download free ebook. Her responsibility is to walk to the pond twice a day every day to fetch water for her family.
If we talk about the books, some books are way more interesting and important than the others. The first story line is limited to the perspective of nya, an 11yearold girl in 2008. A long walk to water intersects the true story of salva dut, one of the lost boys of sudan, with a fictional account of nya, a sudanese girl. Newbery medalist linda sue park discusses the true story behind her new book, a long walk to water, a compelling novel that traces the stories of two young people over a generation in sudan. Vocabulary chapters 110 a long walk to water by linda sue park. A long walk to water summary buy study guide park weaves two stories together. Copy of class notes a long walk to water by linda sue park. Nathan solomon long walk to water poem a refugee boy a young girl who has to survive in south sudan traveling hundreds of miles through eastern africa every day trying to escape the war to saftey and has to get water twice every day for her family but got scared when people. Based on the true story of salva dut, a sudanese lost boy, it interweaves the tales of dut with those of a fictional young girl named nya. A long walk to water quotes will help you with any book or any question. Nya sat on the floor she reached out to take her little sisters hand akeer didnt seem to notice she lay curled on her side. Why were the rebels fighting against the government in a long. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in paperback format. Duts story takes place in 1985 when he is eleven years old, and nyas takes place in 2008 when she is of the same age.
Based on a true story may require a sound knowledge of hypnosis, users are advised to either leave those sections or must have a basic understanding of the subject before practicing them. A beautiful and inspiring tale of conflict and survival that will inspire young readers and adults alike. Based on a true story, a long walk to water is the compelling and inspiring account of two young sudanese people caught in the midst of war, drought and famine. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on a true story. This inspired salva to help his father and his country by bringing clean water to those in need. What was one of the most memorable moments of a long walk to water. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. The first set in the present time in southern sudan tells nyas story and her own long walk to water. A long walk to water is a creative nonfiction story about the life of one of the lost boys from south sudan during the second sudanese civil war.
He claims to have been a polish officer grabbed by the russians in 1939, imprisoned and marched to camp 303 in siberia. Over two million people died during the 30 year war in sudan. Pdf a single shard book by linda sue park free download. Salva duts story begins in 1980s and continues into the 2000s, and nyas story covers the time period between 2008 and 2009. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting. A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park discussion questions ccss. Welcome to our library a long walk to water by linda sue.
Examples of survival in a long walk to water 1460 words. Protagonist salva, whos 11 when his story begins in 1995, knows. Based on a true story is a young adult novel selfproclaimed as based on a true story about two main characters. Trip report, photos, gps tracks, and map of a long walk to water. And download long walk to freedom pdf ebook free via the download button at the end. Before you have students begin the book, it would be helpful to have a lesson on the second sudanese civil war. The primary character, salva dut, relates his life from a preteenager wandering with groups of other war victims from refugee camp to refugee camp, and then to his new home with his new family in.
The book tells the stories of nya who lives in southern sudan in 2008 and salva who lived in southern sudan in 1985. The author tells nyas story first for the reader to understand how water plays a crucial role in her familys survival. What happens to people living in a country where war breaks out. Written by newbery medallist linda sue park, this story unfolds through the dual narrative of nya, a girl living in a small v. The purpose of nyas journey every day is to get drinking water for her family. Despite the fact that there are millions of books available to read. How would you feel if this was how you spent your days.