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Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story 
By Ken Mochizuki
Illustrated by Dom Lee
9781584301578
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.
Based on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, Passage to Freedom 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.
Booktalk with author Ken Mochizuki
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2012 Bluestem Award nomination
Illinois School Library Media Association
"Choices"
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
"Editor's Choice"
San Francisco Chronicle
ALA Notable Children's Book
American Library Association (ALA)
Books to Read Aloud to Children of All Ages
Bank Street College
More awards... - Interest Level
- Grades 1 - 6
- Reading Level
- Grades 2 - 3
- Themes
- Asian/Asian American Interest, Fathers, Heroism, Historical Interest, Jewish Interest, War, Nonfiction
- Accelerated Reader
- Level: 4.1
Points: .5
- School Library Journal
- Smithsonian Magazine
- American Bookseller
- Into the Wardrobe
- Maw Books
- Publishers Weekly
- Booklist
- The Bulletin
- Horn Book Magazine
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Childrens' Book Review Magazine
- Jewish Book Council
- Parenting Magazine
- MultiCultural Review
- Parent Council
- Seattle Times
- San Diego Jewish Press Heritage
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
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