House of Sixty Fathers

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Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-19
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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Summary

THE HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERS Tien Pao is all alone in enemy territoy. Only a few days before, his family had escaped from the Japanese army, fleeing downriver by boat. Then came the terrible rainstorm. Tien Pao was fast asleep in the little sampan when the boat broke loose from its moorings and drifted right back to the Japanese soldiers. With only his lucky pig for company, Tien Pao must begin a long and dangerous journey in search of his home and family.‘A vividly realistic story of China during the early days of the Japanese invasion [which tells of young Tien Pao's journey to find his family].' -C.‘Valuable as enrichment literature for elementary students involved in Chinese studies.' -Scholastic Teacher.1957 Newbery Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1956 (ALA) 1956 Children's Book Award (Child Study Association)

Table of Contents

Rain on the Sampan
1(22)
Sampan in the River
22(18)
Night in the Mountains
40(18)
The River Cliff
58(21)
Cuckoos Call at Night
79(23)
In the Town of Terror
102(17)
The House of Sixty Fathers
119(26)
The Long Day
145(17)
Break Down the Mountains
162

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