{"product_id":"passage-to-freedom-the-sugihara-story-paperback","title":"Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Mochizuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDom Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book, Jane Addams Peace Association\u003cbr\u003e Parents' Choice Gold Award, Parents' Choice Foundation\u003cbr\u003e Teacher's Choices, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)\u003cbr\u003e Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages, Bank Street College of Education\u003cbr\u003e Children's Bookseller's Choice, American Booksellers Association\u003cbr\u003e Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)\u003cbr\u003e Close the Book on Hate Reading List, Anti-Defamation League\u003cbr\u003e Honor Book Award, Society of School Librarians International\u003cbr\u003e Jewish Book Award Finalist, Jewish Book Council\u003cbr\u003e Notable Children's Book, Smithsonian\u003cbr\u003e Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, National Council for the Social Studies \/ Children's Book Council\u003cbr\u003e Pick of the List, American Bookseller's Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of Chiune Sugihara, the \"Japanese Schindler,\" who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in the 1940s, Chiune Sugihara had a chance to help thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust through Japan, but it was against his government's orders. When his five-year-old son Hiroki asked, \"If we don't help them, won't they die?\" Sugihara decided to assist the refugees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, \u003ci\u003ePassage to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is the first fully illustrated children's book to tell Sugihara's heroic story, highlighting his courageous humanity, and the importance of a child's opinion in his father's decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Mochizuki\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist, and former actor who made his picture-book debut with \u003ci\u003eBaseball Saved Us\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of several other award-winning picture books published by Lee \u0026amp; Low, including \u003ci\u003ePassage to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e. Mochizuki lives in Maple Valley, Washington. His website is kenmochizuki.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDom Lee\u003c\/b\u003e made his picture-book debut with \u003ci\u003eBaseball Saved Us\u003c\/i\u003e. He grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and went on to illustrate books in both the United States and Korea. His titles for Lee \u0026amp; Low include Ken Mochizuki's \u003ci\u003ePassage to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds\u003c\/i\u003e. Lee's unique illustration style involves applying encaustic beeswax on paper, then scratching out images, and finally coloring the images with oil paint. Lee and his wife live in Hollis, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 7.96 x 10.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sasquatch Award (2000)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771329544480,"sku":"9781584301578","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cb644ad1864c774f5a8e73336abe1b73.webp?v=1780384815","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/passage-to-freedom-the-sugihara-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}