by Uri Orlev · Grup Promotor, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484355731
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«L'illa del carrer dels ocells» is the young adult historical novel by Uri Orlev, published by Grup Promotor, S.L. in paperback (200 pages, in Catalan).
During World War II, young Àlex, after losing his mother, is left alone in the Warsaw Ghetto when his father is deported by the Germans. With ingenuity and courage, he survives for months in a ruined house while keeping his promise to wait for his return.
The original work was published in 1981; this Catalan edition, the 10th, is from 2004. It has received the Mildred L. Batchelder Award (1985), the Sydney Taylor Book Award (1984) and the Zilveren Griffel (1986).
For young readers aged 12 and up who want to approach historical fiction and the period of World War II.
Uri Orlev born Jerzy Henryk Orłowski, was a Polish-born Israeli children's author and translator. He received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1996 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature", the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works in 1972 and the Bialik Prize for literature in 2006.
