An ALA Notable Children's Book and a Booklist Editors' Choice, about one young man's memories of the land he called home.

The land I love was lost to me forever.

Huynh Quang Nhuong grew up in the highlands of Vietnam, next to the jungle teeming with wildlife. Encounters with tigers, wild hogs, and deadly snakes were as much a part of his life as tending the rice fields while on the back of his pet water buffalo, Tank.

Perfect for classrooms, as well as fans of Linda Sue Park and Thanhha Lai, these fifteen tales will transport readers into a world of lush beauty and terrible danger--and a way of life that is gone forever.

Author: Quang Nhuong Huynh
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 11/04/1986
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.63h x 5.16w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780064401838
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 5025 / Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/1992 pg. 502
Publishers Weekly 12/12/1986

About the Author
Huynh, Quang Nhuong: -

Huynh Quang Nhuong also wrote The Land I Lost, which was published in five languages and received numerous awards. He was born in Mytho, Vietnam, and now lives in Columbia, Missouri.