A long walk to water based on a true story
(Playaway)

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Green Hills - Kids AudiobookPLAYAWAY JUV Fiction ParkOn Hold Shelf

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Format
Playaway
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (2 hr., 45 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781467689649, 1467689645
Reading Level
MG+
Level 5, 3 Points
Lexile measure
720

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"HD."
General Note
"LIGHT."
General Note
Special feature: afterwords from Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut.
General Note
Previously released by Full Cast Audio, ℗2013.
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Read by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop.
Description
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Park, L. S., Baker, D. A., & Bishop, C. (2014). A long walk to water: based on a true story. (Unabridged). Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Park, Linda Sue, David Aaron Baker and Cynthia (Narrator), Bishop. 2014. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story. Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Park, Linda Sue, David Aaron Baker and Cynthia (Narrator), Bishop. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story. Findaway World, LLC, 2014.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Park, L. S., Baker, D. A. and Bishop, C. (2014). A long walk to water: based on a true story. Unabridged Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Park, Linda Sue., David Aaron Baker, and Cynthia (Narrator) Bishop. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story. Unabridged, Findaway World, LLC, 2014.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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