Year of the jungle / by Suzanne Collins ; illustrated by James Proimos.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Press, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cmISBN:- 0545425166 (hc)
- 9780545425162 (hc)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Tough Topics | Collins Suzanne | Available | 33111005206061 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Collins has created a deeply moving autobiographical picture book about a father who must go off to the war in Vietnam -- and the daughter who stays behind.When young Suzy's father leaves for Vietnam, she struggles to understand what this means for her and her family. What is the jungle like? Will her father be safe? When will he return? The months slip by, marked by the passing of the familiar holidays and the postcards that her father sends. With each one, he feels more and more distant, until Suzy isn't sure she'd even recognize her father anymore.This heartfelt and accessible picture book by Suzanne Collins, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, is accompanied by James Proimos's sweet and charming illustrations. This picture book will speak to any child who has had to spend time away from a parent.
Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it home.