![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The fact that he survived before (and after) being discovered as homeless is a miracle in itself. His journey back to his birth mother 25 years later is a truly amazing story. OL19983834W Page_number_confidence 87.97 Pages 298 Pdf_module_version 0.0. A Long Way Home is Saroo Brierley 's personal account of finding himself tragically lost from his family at the young age of 5 years old. Now it’s Lion, the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Maranominated for six Academy Awards. Then it became the New York Times bestseller and 1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Urn:lcp:longwayhome0000brie_p6圆:epub:49ac0b49-232b-4c90-a968-38da733f7909 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier longwayhome0000brie_p6圆 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2j79p21s Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780399169281 Lccn 2014003745 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9107 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-1300111 Openlibrary_edition When Saroo’s father abandoned his family for another woman, Saroo was forced to move from the Hindi side of India to the Muslim side and met with terrible living conditions. Memoir By Saroo Brierley Berkley First it was a media sensation. Little Lion: A long way home not only brings this story to life for a younger set of readers and makes the genre of memoirs and true stories a little more accessible to this age range.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:00:50 Associated-names Buttrose, Larry, 1952- Boxid IA40219324 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. The young readers edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. This is a story of hope and perseverance made accessible to a younger audience through picture book form. The young readers edition of the true story that inspired, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. A true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, as seen on 60 Minutes When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. The sense of place is evoked realistically, as are the emotions of the characters. ![]() Whatley’s illustrations, ranging from small black and white vignettes to large colour illustrations, portray Saroo’s journey and life in a realistic and heartfelt way. While growing up in a loving household Saroo never forgets his family and after many painstaking hours using Google Earth, he eventually locates his hometown. He then travels to Calcutta, as it was known then, by train after falling asleep in an empty carriage, waiting for his big brother.Īfter sleeping on the streets, he is rescued and taken to an orphanage, where he is adopted by a couple in Tasmania, Australia. Then it became the New York Times bestseller and 1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Beginning in India when Saroo was a little boy, we meet his family and learn what his life was like, harsh and poverty stricken, but happy. With a long written text, Saroo’s story is illustrated with Whatley’s exquisite illustrations. The well-known story of Saroo Brierley’s long search for his family and his home town is now available in picture book form for young readers. ![]()
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