
Chance
Escape from the Holocaust
Uri Shulevitz(Author)
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2020
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-374-31371-5 (ISBN)
Description
From a beloved voice in children's literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing times and an engaging and unusual Holocaust-related story. With backlist sales of over 2.3 million copies, one of FSG BYR's most acclaimed picture-book creators details the eight-year odyssey of how he and his Jewish family escaped the terrors of the Nazis by fleeing Warsaw for the Soviet Union. It was during those years, with threats at every turn, that the young Uri experienced his awakening as an artist, an experience that played a key role during this difficult time. By turns dream like and nightmarish, this heavily illustrated account of determination, courage, family loyalty, and the luck of coincidence is a true publishing event.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
one-color throughout
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1006 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-374-31371-5 (9780374313715)
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10/2020
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Person
Uri Shulevitz has won the Caldecott Medal for The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, written by Arthur Ransome, and three Caldecott Honors for The Treasure, Snow, and How I Learned Geography. His other books include One Monday Morning, Dawn, So Sleepy Story, and the instructional guide Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books. He lives in New York City. urishulevitz.com