Flight for freedom: the Wetzel family's daring escape from East Germany
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Published:
San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Lexile measure:
NC: Non-Conforming 1010L
Rating:
Ages: 5-8
Status:
East Hampton Juvenile Nonfiction
J 325.21 FUL

Description

"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--

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Street Date:
2006
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781452149608
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 3.7, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
NC: Non-Conforming
Lexile measure:
1010

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Description
"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages: 5-8
Target Audience
NC1010L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,LG,3.7,0.5,508874

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APA Citation (style guide)

Fulton, K., & Kuhlmann, T. (2020). Flight for freedom: the Wetzel family's daring escape from East Germany. Chronicle Books LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Fulton, Kristen and Torben Kuhlmann. 2020. Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape From East Germany. Chronicle Books LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Fulton, Kristen and Torben Kuhlmann, Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape From East Germany. Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Fulton, Kristen, and Torben Kuhlmann. Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape From East Germany. Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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