A long walk to water by linda sue park is a nonfiction book about a y. What makes this book even more special is that one of the stories that of main character salva dut is. 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. A long walk to water message from salva dut summary. There were at least ten men working with the drill and loading equipment and plastic pipes onto their trucks nyas mother and a few other women would walk back and forth collecting rocks and stones which they would.
Use this a long walk to water quizlet study guide to test yourself on facts in the. A long walk to water is an original serial novel taken from todays headlines. Most of the year, nyas family lives far from the lake, near a smaller pond. A long walk to water by linda sue park purchase it here. Based on a true story long walk to water water is water. A young girl, nya spends much of her waking life walking to and from a large pond, miles away from her familys village. Maybe even some children younger than the age of ten, as its very grounding.
A long walk to water by linda sue park, ginger knowlton. 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. The boy, salva, becomes one of the lost boys of sudan, refugees who cover the african. A long walk to water is technically fiction, but its based on the experiences of a real man who was one of the lost boys of sudan. We are going to read, a long walk to water, listening for lions, and i need one more.
This is a printable packet to correspond with the novel, a long walk to water by linda sue park. Welcome to our library a long walk to water by linda sue park. The story is told in firstperson narrative by two different characters and the story takes place during two different periods of time in sudan. If working in groups, they could prepare a word splash sheet for someone else to use. In 2008, nya and her family are living a three days walk from a big lake. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk from her home. See more ideas about long walk to water, water and lost boys of sudan.
In each of the chapters so far, the author tells nyas story first. Readers will have no trouble empathizing with salva, who suffers incredible hardship when a war drives him from his home. Based on the life of salva dut, who, after emigrating to america in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in sudan. In this epilogue, he thanks those who helped him along the way. After being separated from his family in 1985, salva. 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. Paul episcopal church, the community of rochester, and his community college, monroe. But by the end of the book, the way that the author weaves the two stories of nya and salva together is incredibly powerful and moving. The doughnut went on her head first, lowed by the heavy container of water, which she would hold in place with one hand.
Salva duts story begins in 1980s and continues into the 2000s, and nyas story covers the time period between 2008 and 2009. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. A long walk to water 144 discussion task cards by katie. Sometimes, when living in a country so developed, stories such as these can seem unreal, but this story has enough realism to break that barrier and remind us there are. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the dinka tribe and a sudanese lost boy, and the fictional story of nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the nuer tribe. A long walk to water, linda sue park 128 pages middlehigh school historical fictionbased on a true storyglobal issueswar. Park used this book as a platform to support duts program, water for. This is because most of sudan is desert and no matter where your destination is you are.
The book s denouement, however, intertwines their stories in a soulsatisfying and optimistic way. There are not many books that have two differents stories going on at the same time. Separated from his family by war and forced to travel on foot through hundreds of miles of hostile territory, he survives starvation, animal attacks, and disease, and. Pdf download a long walk to water free unquote books. Despite the occasional violence in this story, i think its a great book to offer any mature child. Im going to do a summer book group for just three months.
A long walk to water read online free book by linda sue. Teacher resources about 4 times a year, i would love to tell you about new, free teacher resources, school visits or appearances, or new books coming out. A book about the water cycle walk the renaissance walka kids guide to florence, italy the walk west. Book like no other this book is not like any other book. Water had to be flowing constantly into the borehole to keep the drill running smoothly. Well the book a long walk to water by linda sue park describe some society problem where i reflect about how lucky i am to have the opportunity. Hitch common core activity guide word wactive links hitch common core activity guide pdf. The us department of state also has web pages for south sudan and kenya. Nya was still making the two daily trips to the pond each time she returned, she could see that slowly but surely. 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. In a long walk to water, linda sue park weaves together two different characters stories.
Nya has also grown familiar with the look of fear on her mothers face when nyas father. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985. 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. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Nyas family has been coming to the lake for decades, so nya has gone to the lake for as long as shes been alive. Long walk to freedom billy lynns long halftime walk. A long walk to water salva and nya thirst for more than water as their parallel stories unfold in linda sue parks a long walk to water.
The first edition of the novel was published in november 15th 2010, and was written by linda sue park. A long walk to water is a short novel written by linda sue park and published in 2010. A long walk to water is primarily based on two stories that the author weaves together very skillfully. What makes this book even more special is that one of the stories. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a best selling novel with alternating sections told from different points of view of two children living in the sudan at different time periods.
The pond water was piped into what looked like a giant plastic baga bag big enough to fill the entire bed of the truck. Before leaving africa, salvas life is one of harrowing tragedy. 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. A long walk to water printables chapter activities by.
A long walk to water based on a true story by linda sue park about the book written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous journey of elevenyearold salva dut, a dinka boy who goes on a terror. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in hardcover format. Their stories are far apart in time, salvas story starts in 1985 and nyas in 2008 both in the country of sudan. But beyond that, its a touching narrative about strife and survival on a scale most american readers will never see. See more ideas about long walk to water, long walks, lost boys of sudan. A long walk to water is based on the true story of salva, one of some 3,800 sudanese lost boys airlifted to the united states beginning in the mid 1990s. 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. Nyas uncle told her to take akeer to the nearest clinic, but nya was worried akeer might not be able to survive the. This 32page guide for a long walk to water by linda sue park includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 18 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. A long walk to water illustrations pdf for more information on this book go here.
A gripping tale of conflict and survival that has inspired millions of young readers and adults alike, with two million copies sold worldwide. Nya character analysis in a long walk to water litcharts. 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. A long walk to water is a short book, but it packs quite an emotional wallop.
Published in 2010, the novel is written for older children and young adults and tells two separate stories which. It turned out that the loud machine was a drill which was used to dig deep into the ground. She collects water from the pond into a gourd, balances the gourd on her head, and walks home, where she immediately deposits the water. Her responsibility is to walk to the pond twice a day every day to fetch water for her family. A long walk to water is based on salva duts true story of perseverance amid adversity. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read. The crew drove to the pond and back several times a day. The short version of salvas journey is that he spent all of his teenage years and then some enduring unimaginable, life. Then she tied the gourd back in place and took the padded cloth dough nut from her pocket. One of the most visited settings in the book was the desert. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered. A long walk to water book the seattle public library. 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.
The first story is of nya, a girl from sudan, and the second story is of salva dut, a sudanese boy. Russian samoan samoa scottish gaelic gaidhlig na h alba. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapters 12 before you read the chapter. Ive started americanah but think it will be too long. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Linda sue park major settings salvas character traits i give a long walk to water a 4 out of 5 stars. A long walk to water in bulk classroom book sets bookpal. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named nya, which takes place in sudan as well, but beginning in 2008. It was dangerous work, too, as poisonous snakes and scorpions hid tn the grass. A long walk to water book report by caighley e on prezi. A long walk to water by linda sue park chapter activities packet that corresponds with nys ccls module 1.
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