
Lion
A Long Way Home Young Readers' Edition
Saroo Brierley(Author)
Viking Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Published on 28. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-425-29176-4 (ISBN)
Description
The young readers' edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman.
When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother.
This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film.
"The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe."-People magazine
"Amazing stuff."-The New York Post
When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother.
This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film.
"The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe."-People magazine
"Amazing stuff."-The New York Post
More details
Edition
Media tie-in
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Penguin USA
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Edition type
Media tie-in
Product notice
Paperback (digest)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-425-29176-4 (9780425291764)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Saroo Brierley (saroobrierley.com) was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. He lives in Hobart, Tasmania.