{"product_id":"passage-to-freedom-ken-mochizuki-9781584301578","title":"Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of Chiune Sugihara, the \"Japanese Schindler,\" who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in the 1940s, Chiune Sugihara had a chance to help thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust through Japan, but it was against his government's orders. When his five-year-old son Hiroki asked, \"If we don't help them, won't they die?\" Sugihara decided to assist the refugees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, \u003ci\u003ePassage to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is the first fully illustrated children's book to tell Sugihara's heroic story, highlighting his courageous humanity, and the importance of a child's opinion in his father's decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Mochizuki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1584301570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781584301578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.80w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e17728 \/ Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasquatch Award - Nominee","brand":"Ken Mochizuki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051534938367,"sku":"9781584301578","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95969c21-3d45-442b-a105-fdd27e28d8c7.jpg?v=1685013673","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passage-to-freedom-ken-mochizuki-9781584301578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}