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Description
Inspired by real events, master storyteller Eve Bunting recounts the harrowing yet hopeful story of a family, a war--and a dazzling discovery.
Publication date
August 01, 2005
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780152053802
Lexile Measure
580
Guided Reading Level
S
Publisher
Clarion Books
BISAC categories
JUV016080 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General JUV030050 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Europe
Library of Congress categories
Fishes
Publishers Weekly
Inspired by true events in the Balkans, this tale centers on two goldfish that survive in a wartorn village and become a symbol of hope. "PW" said, "Eerie autumnal oil paintings provide the emotional backdrop for a tale of a family forced into exile." Ages 6-9. "(Aug.)" Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.