As nya got closer to the pond, the sun got brighter. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named nya, which takes place in sudan as well, but beginning in 2008. A young girl, nya spends much of her waking life walking to and from a large pond, miles away from her familys village. Salva used his uncles strategy to sustain hope in every situation, do. A long walk to water by linda sue park, ginger knowlton. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a long walk to water. She must take a very long walk twice a day in the scorching heat to fetch water from the pond, since water is quite scarce in that area. Walking on water sounds like a miracle only if you dont know how to do it.
Welcome to our library a long walk to water by linda sue. Nya took the hollowed gourd that was tied to the handle of the plastic can. A long walk to water based on a true account, this book tells the story of salva dut, an 11yearold boy separated from his family by the civil war in sudan, and nya, a girl from a small village who walks miles each day to fetch water for her family. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Each page covers three vocabulary words that the students must infer, three higherorder response and skills. This is a student work pack for your novel study of a long walk to water by linda sue park. Free ebooks pdf a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985.
When salvas village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life. A long walk to water is a short book, but it packs quite an emotional wallop. The dirt under her feet became more and more muddy until she was up to her ankles in her water. Audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. As their stories of sudan converge, salva decides to return to his homeland and help his. Im going to do a summer book group for just three months. A long walk to water actually features dual protagonists, nya a young sudanese girl and salva a young sudanese boy caught in the middle of a tragic civil war. A long walk to water by linda sue park purchase it here. Before nya left, she drank two cups full of the water.
The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Published in 2010, the novel is written for older children and young adults and tells two separate stories which. Linda sue park has explored the themes of community, family, and the importance of hope. But beyond that, its a touching narrative about strife and survival on a scale most american readers will never see. Based on the life of salva dut, who, after emigrating to america in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in sudan. Apr 19, 2017 audio recording of a long walk to water by linda sue park. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered. Based on salva duts account of fleeing the second civil war in sudan, this brief but intense novel takes readers on a journey across africa and through time. A long walk to water is based on salva duts true story of perseverance amid adversity. To make it short and simple, this book is about a boy. It is her duty to walk to the pond twice a day to fetch water for her family. Anyone dealing with making a change feels at sea when they have left the shore of the known but have not yet arrived at the new shoreline.
Salva is a sudanese boy who, when gunfire breaks out while hes at school, is forced to go on the run due to the civil war leaving his family behind. There are not many books that have two differents stories going on at the same time. Tous les forums forum blabla 1518 ans topic a long walk to water. A long walk to water would make an excellent companion for ishmael beahs memoir a long way gone, or terry farishs novelinverse, the good braider. Book like no other this book is not like any other book. A long walk to water book the seattle public library. Its about two african children called salva and nya niya and what they had to go through when they were young. Based on a true story full book free pc, download, play. This is perfect for lower level or struggling readers. Years later, in contemporary south sudan, a girl named nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. A long walk to water ebook by linda sue park rakuten kobo. Nya is the other main character in a long walk to water, also based on a real person. 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 kenya in search of safe haven.
A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. There are bombings, burnings, and people with guns and machetes. 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. A long walk to water is a short novel by linda sue park. This resource is a unit literature plan and guided reading comprehension packet for the novel, a long walk to water set in sudan, africa that details the lives of salva and nya. Nya walks eight hours every day to fetch water for her family. He is a lost boy refugee, destined to cover africa on foot, searching for his family and safety. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read.
The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. A long walk to water novel unit plan for struggling readers. 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. The character of nya in a long walk to water from litcharts. Water for south sudan, a charity salva dut helped create, provides information on the water crisis in the video just add water. A long walk to water nc kids digital library overdrive. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african. Readers will have no trouble empathizing with salva, who suffers incredible hardship when a war drives him from his home. Theyll also be impressed by his strong will, which helps him not only survive a terrible circumstance but also return to help the people still. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a y. A long walk to water my students each need the book, a long walk to water. A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park discussion questions ccss.
This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on a long walk to water. Going, the big plastic bottle did not hold anything so it was easy to carry. Ive started americanah but think it will be too long. Nya was tall for her age 11 and on the way there she could even swing the bottle from side to side. A long walk to water is based on the true story of a young african boy, salva dut. It includes the true story of salva dut, a sudanese lost boy, and the fictional story of nya, a young village girl. The world health organizations web page on water explains some of the issues associated with water scarcity.
Two of these diseases are mentioned in a long walk to water. Altw could also support a unit on war, historical fiction, or interviewing. Based on a true story kindle edition by park, linda sue. 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. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on the true story of salva dut, one of the lost boys from sudan during the second sudanese civil war in 1985. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in anyways, a long walk to water by linda sue park actually made me think about limited water resources and the sudan. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope. It includes prereading activities, a guided reading comprehension. A long walk to water ebook the indianapolis public. A long walk to water book report by caighley e on prezi. The new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. A long walk to water, linda sue park 128 pages middlehigh school historical fictionbased on a true storyglobal issueswar in short.
Then, nya put the container on her head and began to walk home. Kindle book overdrive read epub ebook the new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk. A long walk to water actually features dual protagonists, nya a young sudanese girl and. Salva, southern sudan, 1985 2009 salvas life was turned upside down when soldiers invaded his. Nuec the nuer and the dinka had a long histo oftmubk.
A long walk to water in bulk classroom book sets bookpal. A long walk to water student workbook pack chapter. It tells the stories of two different children in different parts of sudan. A long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985. To better incorporate social studies into our language arts curriculum, i am choosing books based on geographic areas of the world 5th graders are required to study, africa being one of them. A long walk to water gives readers a closer look on how life is in the poorer countries. My students will use a long walk to water for a book club to study the history of africa from an african point of view during a civil war.
A long walk to water by linda sue park overdrive rakuten. She wants to go to school like other children, but only boys are sent to the school. Students will answer questions and participate in socratic seminars about the issues of african culture and injustice, as well as relate the book to things they may hear in the news today. Nya took her emptycontainer and dipped it into the pond. This work back provides a onepage assignment for each chapter of the book, plus all answer keys. Nov 15, 2010 the new york times bestseller a long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two elevenyearolds in sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. Salva is a sudanese boy who, when gunfire breaks out while hes at school, is forced to go on the run due to the civil war. There were always a lot of people who came to get water like she did and animals who came to bathe in or drink the water.
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