Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
Previews available in: English German French Spanish Dutch Italian
Subjects
Afghans, Immigrants, Political refugees, Fiction, Italian Autobiographical fiction, Boys, Translations into English, History, Childhood and youth, Travel, Abandoned children, Friendship, Human smuggling, Child and youth fiction, Fiction, general, Biography, Politieke vluchtelingen, Unterdrückung, Junge, Flucht, Überleben, Taliban, Spanish language, Translations into Spanish, Muchachos, Afganos, Romans, nouvelles, Histoire, Fiction, biographical, Italy, fiction, Pakistan, fiction, Crime, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Enfants vagabonds, Enfants abandonnés, Récits personnels, Voyages, Biographies, Réfugiés politiques, Enfant clandestin, Document, Immigré clandestin, Voyage, Conditions, Enfant réfugié afghan, Minorité ethnique, Survie, Voyage - conditionsPlaces
Afghanistan, Iran, Greece, Italy, Italien, Afghānistān, Italie, PakistanTimes
1989-2001Showing 10 featured editions. View all 24 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
01
In the Sea There Are Crocodiles
2012, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
in English
0307743829 9780307743824
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
02
In the sea there are crocodiles: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2012, Ulverscroft
in English
1444810022 9781444810028
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
03
In the Sea There Are Crocodiles: The True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2012, Penguin Random House
in English
009955545X 9780099555452
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
04
Im Meer schwimmen Krokodile: Eine wahre Geschichte
2012, btb
Taschenbuch
in German
- Genehmigte Taschenbuchausg November 2012, 15. Auflage
3442744881 9783442744886
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
05
Dans la mer il y a des crocodiles: l'histoire vraie d'Enaiatollah Akbari
2011, L. Levi
in French
2867465583 9782867465581
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
06
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.
8423344800 9788423344802
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
07
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.
8423344800 9788423344802
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
08
In the sea there are crocodiles: the story of Enaiatollah Akbari
2011, David Fickling
in English
0857560085 9780857560087
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
09
In de zee zijn krokodillen: het waargebeurde verhaal van Enayatollah Akbari
2010, De Arbeiderspers
in Dutch
9029573570 9789029573573
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
10
Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli: storia vera di Enaiatollah Akbari
2010, Baldini Castoldi Dalai
in Italian
8860736471 9788860736475
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Translated from the Italian.
Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, winner, 2013
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Work Description
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.
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 30, 2024 | Edited by Freso | Merge works |
July 29, 2024 | Edited by Freso | Set Work title to Italian original; add VIAF Work ID; remove superfluous “place mentioned” |
July 29, 2024 | Edited by Freso | Merge works |
July 29, 2024 | Edited by Freso | Merge works |
December 29, 2011 | Created by LC Bot | import new book |