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The Land I Lost : Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam
The Land I Lost Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam
Author: Quang Nhuong Huynh, Dinh Mai Vo (Illustrator)
The land I love was lost to me forever. — These stories are my memories... — Huynh Quang Nhuong grew up in the highlands if Vietnam, next to the jungle teeming with wildlife. Encounters with tigers, wild hogs, and deadly snakes were as much a part of his life as tending the rice fields while on the back of his pet water buffalo, Tank. Here are fif...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060245924
ISBN-10: 0060245921
Publication Date: 5/1982
Pages: 115
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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The author grew up in a hamlet in the central highlands of Vietnam, and these are his stories of that childhood. PW called it "a collection of beautifully written, true stories of growing up, of earthy humorous happenings and memories. Mai's action-filled illustrations impressively evoke a land physically lost to both author and artist but very much alive in this compelling volume."


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