Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

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Lee & Low Publishers

Annotation: The authorized true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who saved thousands of Jews during World War II.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 5

Catalog Number: #4693380

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Lee & Low Publishers

Edition Date: 1997 Release Date: 07/13/10

Illustrator: Lee, Dom,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: 1-584-30157-0

ISBN 13: 978-1-584-30157-8

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 96035359

Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm.

Subject Heading:
Sugihara, Chiune,. 1900-1986. Juvenile literature.
Sugihara, Chiune,. 1900-1986.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945). Poland. Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945. Jews. Rescue. Juvenile literature.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust. Juvenile literature.
Diplomats. Japan. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945). Poland.
World War, 1939-1945. Jews. Rescue.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust.
Diplomats. Japan.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book

In 1940, young Hiroki Sugihara's father, the Japanese consul in Lithuania, disobeys his government and writes visas for thousands of Polish Jews escaping the Nazis. The haunting faces in the illustrations in brown and sepia tones have the feeling of old photographs. This simple but stirring tale of courage and compassion seen through the eyes of a child is a unique contribution to Holocaust literature for young readers.

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Word Count: 1,850

Reading Level: 4.1

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.1 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 17728 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.2 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q08907

Lexile: AD610L

Guided Reading Level: U

Fountas & Pinnell: U

The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II. As 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. Based on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, Passage to Freedom 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.

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