The sugihara story background information from ken mochizuki. The sugihara story by ken mochizuki illustrated by dom lee. 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. The sugihara story by dom lee and ken mochizuki 1997, hardcover at the. Sugihara saved the lives of around 6,000 jewish people by giving them visas to japan. Passage to freedom by ken mochizuki, with afterword by hiroki sugihara the family of a japanese diplomat living in lithuania in 1940 is confronted by jewish refugees asking for japanese visas to escape the german nazis. Ken mochizuki flashcards at proprofs 5th grade passage to freedom vocab. Passage to freedom by ken mochizuki read by, dom lee. Click download or read online button to get passage to freedom book now. Passage to freedom author ken mochizuki discusses the process of writing the book. Ken mochizuki brings his background as a newspaper journalist with an interest in asian american issues to the childrens books he writes. In addition to passage to freedom, mochizuki is the author of baseball saved us a parents choice award winner, heroes, a smithsonian notable book for children, and be water, my friend, a biography of. The sugihara story by ken mochizuki lesson plans and teaching resources authors note for baseball saved us, heroes, and passage to freedom.
Passage to freedom ken mochizuki, author, dom lee, illustrator lee. Passage to freedom by ken mochizuki in 1940, fiveyearold hiroki sugihara, the eldest son of the japanese consul to lithuania, saw from the consulate window hundreds of jewish refugees from poland. In addition to passage to freedom, mochizuki is the author of baseball saved us, a parents choice award winner, and heroes, a smithsonian notable book for children. The sugihara story by ken mochizuki is the incredibly true story of chiune sugihara.
Buy passage to freedom by ken mochizuki read by, dom lee illustrator online at alibris. Learn why author ken mochizuki wrote baseball saved us, heroes, and passage to freedom. Passage to freedom download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. He has been honored as righteous among the nations for his actions. This readalong of ken mochizukis passage to freedom centers on japanese diplomat chiune sugihara, who faces a difficult decision in 1940. This simple but heroic story tells the truelife events that shaped the lives of one japanese family and thousands of polish jews.
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