Sudan. A country where growing up is risky and challenging. Salva's story begins with a harrowing flee into the woods from his schoolhouse. With danger never far away, Salva makes his way to Ethiopia only to be driven from there at gunpoint. As his story unfolds in 1985 and the years after, readers are introduced to Nya, a young girl who walks all day to deliver dirty water to her family. Water pl ...

A beautiful exploration of water in its many, many forms. Sparse text embraces extremely rich vocabulary, metaphor, simile, comparison and contrast that engage all the senses. Calm illustrations depict the text so well that without words, readers could creatively recreate the experience. Award-winning and masterful.