A arrowing yet hopeful journey - based on the author's own life - on the 48th anniversary of the fall of Saigon
On April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon’s surrender to the North Vietnamese Army.
Kristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to protect herself and her sister’s eyes from tear gas; sneaking a stuffed animal into the family’s overstuffed suitcase for comfort.
Dow Phumiruk’s tender illustrations let anyone feel the excitement and the ultimate hopefulness of this amazing true story.
Author’s note, with photograph. Flight facts. Bibliography. Full-color illustrations were created in pencil and colored using Photoshop, including watercolor and acrylic overlays.
Topics Airplanes. Emotions. Fear. Emigration and immigration. Refugees. Saigon, Vietnam. Vietnam War (1961–1975). Vietnamese people. Twentieth-century history.
Trim Size 11 1/2" x 9 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2023-04-03
JLG Release Date Aug 2023
Minimum grade 2
Maximum grade 6
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Multicultural Elementary (Grades 2-6)
Multicultural Elementary
Multicultural Elementary (Grades 2-6)
For Grades 2-6
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