Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780986949548)

Last Airlift is the true story of the last Canadian airlift operation that left Saigon and arrived in Toronto on April 13, 1975. Son Thi Anh Tuyet was one of 57 babies and children on that flight. Based on personal interviews and enhanced with archive photos, Tuyet's story of the Saigon orphanage and her flight to Canada is an emotional and suspenseful journey brought to life by award-winning children's author, Marsha Skrypuch.

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Author: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
ISBN-10: 098694954X
ISBN-13: 9780986949548
Publisher: Pajama Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2012
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 162439 / Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan's Rescue from War

Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2012
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 187
Booklist 04/15/2012 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 122
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average