Higher Ground - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844585816 ISBN 13: 9781844585816

Publisher: Chrysalis Books Group, 2005

COLLECTIBLE FIRST HARVEST EDITION. LIKE NEW. EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE BOOK IS BRUTAL AND FUNNY, GREAT TO READ. FAST SERVICE. -20-

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About the Author:

Featuring many of today's best-known authors: Michael Morpurgo (introduction), Eoin Colfer, Gillian Cross, Melvin Burgess, Alan Gibbons, G P Taylor, Michael Foreman, Malachy Doyle, Tim Bowler, Cliff McNish, Neil Arksey, John Fardell, Judy Allan, Narinder Dhami, Stephanie Baudet, Bernard Ashley, Nick Gifford, Elizabeth Arnold and Steve Volk. Most of the authors featured will be available for publicity appearances and interviews.

From Booklist:

Gr. 5-8. Of the nearly 300,000 deaths caused by the 2004 tsunami, more than a third were children. Working with personal accounts of survivors and rescue workers, writers retell some of the harrowing accounts. Other authors imagine events that could have occurred, based on known facts. The 16 selections portray the horrific event as experienced by children of various ages in a variety of settings. Although some are more successful than others, all the pieces put a child's face on a disaster of enormous proportions. Black-and-white reproductions of children's art introduce each narrative; a middle section of full-color pictures depicts the nightmare through their eyes. An introductory map identifies affected countries, and appended pages add information about the relief and rescue charities that will benefit from the sale of this book. This British publication features writers from the UK and uses English references, but it will enrich science and social studies units in U.S. classrooms. Linda Perkins
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