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In the sea there are crocodiles

the story of Enaiatollah Akbari

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  • 1 Have read

An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself. Suggested level: secondary.

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Publisher
David Fickling
Language
English
Pages
211

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Cover of: Im Meer schwimmen Krokodile
Im Meer schwimmen Krokodile: Eine wahre Geschichte
2012, btb
Taschenbuch in German - Genehmigte Taschenbuchausg November 2012, 15. Auflage
Cover of: In the Sea There Are Crocodiles
In the Sea There Are Crocodiles
2012, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: In the sea there are crocodiles
In the sea there are crocodiles: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2012, Ulverscroft
in English
Cover of: In the Sea There Are Crocodiles
In the Sea There Are Crocodiles: The True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2012, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: Dans la mer il y a des crocodiles
Cover of: In the sea there are crocodiles
In the sea there are crocodiles: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2011, David Fickling
in English
Cover of: En el mar hay cocodrilos
En el mar hay cocodrilos: la historia de Enaiatollah Akbari = [In the sea there are crocodiles : based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari]
2011, Ediciones Destino, Colección Áncora y Delfín
in Spanish - 1e edition.
Cover of: En el mar hay cocodrilos
En el mar hay cocodrilos: la historia de Enaiatollah Akbari = [In the sea there are crocodiles : based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari]
2011, Ediciones Destino, Colección Áncora y Delfín
in Spanish - 1e edition.
Cover of: Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli
Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli: storia vera di Enaiatollah Akbari
2010, Baldini Castoldi Dalai
in Italian
Cover of: In de zee zijn krokodillen
In de zee zijn krokodillen: het waargebeurde verhaal van Enayatollah Akbari
2010, De Arbeiderspers
in Dutch

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Edition Notes

Translated from the Italian.

Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, winner, 2013

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Oxford

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
853.92

The Physical Object

Pagination
211 pages
Number of pages
211

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32108178M
Internet Archive
inseatherearecro0000geda_i1t3
ISBN 10
0857560085
ISBN 13
9780857560087
OCLC/WorldCat
756824527
Amazon ID (ASIN)

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An unflinching, inspirational, and incredibly moving novel based on the true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, a young boy whose agonizing struggle begins after his native Afghanistan becomes a dangerous place to live. His mother shepherds him across the border into Pakistan but has to leave him there to fend for himself.

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