Pasaje a la libertad: La historia de Chiune Sugihara 
By Ken Mochizuki
Illustrated by Dom Lee
9781880000823
As 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.
Translated from Passage to Freedom, Pasaje a la libertad tells Sugihara's heroic story, highlighting his courageous humanity, and the importance of a child's opinion in his father's decision.
- Awards
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"Pick of the Lists"
American Bookseller
ALA Notable Children's Book
American Library Association (ALA)
Parent's Choice Award Winner
Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages
Bank Street College
Los Angeles' 100 Best Books
International Reading Association
Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group
More awards... - Interest Level
- Grades 1 - 6
- Reading Level
- Grades 2 - 3
- Themes
- Asian/Asian American Interest, Fathers, Heroism, Historical Interest, Jewish Interest, War
- Accelerated Reader
- Level: 4.1
Points: .5
Ken Mochizuki is the award-winning author of numerous books for children for LEE & LOW (see full list to the right). Mr. Mochizuki lives with his wife in Seattle, Washington, where he lives and teaches and writes children's books and gives presentations about his work full time.
Dom Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea, and received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. With his unique style of art combining techniques of painting and scratching details in encaustic wax, Lee has illustrated many award-winning picture books for children for LEE & LOW (see full list to the right). He lives with his wife and children in Demarest, New Jersey. To find out more about Dom Lee, visit domandk.com
