Synopsis in 1940, fiveyearold hiroki sugihara is living with his family in kaunas, lithuania. The underground railroad in history and memory by david w blight editor online at alibris. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. This 11 minute video recounts the life of chiune sugihara at the time he. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the pageunitweek references in this lesson will not match. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. In 1940, fiveyearold hiroki sugihara, the eldest son of the j. The sugihara story by ken mochizuki, illustrated by dom lee. I started reading this book soon as i got it out the package. Have two or three students work with a strong english speaker to read the book. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Every few pages, have students take turns retelling what they read in their own words. I plan soon to order 15 more books as i am now enthralled in slave narratives and runaway slaves who rode the underground railroad.
The sugihara story is a childrens picture book written by ken mochizuki and illustrated by dom lee with an afterward from hiroki sugihara. Houghton mifflin reading, passage to freedom youtube. It chronicles the political life of chiune sugihara, a viceconsul in kaunas, lithuania, as told from the perspective and based on the testimony of hiroki sugihara the eldest of four sons. This book looks at the chinese diplomat who used his powers, against the orders of his own government, to assist thousands of jews in escaping the nazis in. He grew up in seoul, south korea, and went on to illustrate books in both the united states and korea. After reading the book i saw the video and found it fascinating as well. I have started my own personal black history book collection. Passage to freedom multicultural childrens book publisher. Dom lee made his picture book debut with baseball saved us. Encourage esl students who are reading the book independently to write or dictate questions about the story as they.
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