BOOK STUDY - LONG WALK TO WATER

A Long Walk to Water is based on the true story of Salva. Before leaving Africa, Salva’s life is one of harrowing tragedy. Separated from his family by war and forced to travel on foot through hundreds of miles of hostile territory, he survives starvation, animal attacks, and disease, and ultimately leads a group of about 150 boys to safety in Kenya. Relocated to upstate New York, Salva resourcefully learns English and continues on to college. Eventually he returns to his home region in southern Sudan to establish a foundation that installs deep-water wells in remote villages in dire need of clean water. This poignant story of Salva’s life is told side-by-side with the story of Nya, a young girl who lives today in one of those villages.

DIRECTIONS

• BEGIN WITH THE BOOK TRAILER. LINDA SUE PARK (AUTHOR) AND SALVA DISCUSS HER INSPIRATION FOR TELLING HIS MEMOIR.
• RESTART THIS BOOK AND BEGIN WITH CHAPTER ONE.
• READ/LISTEN TO 3 - 4 CHAPTERS EACH WEEK. IF YOU ARE EXCITED TO KEEP READING - GO AHEAD, THAT'S WHAT A GOOD BOOK DOES!
• OFTENTIMES, WHEN YOU READ A GOOD BOOK, YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE. WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY, JUST ADD WATER. COMPLETE THE VIDEO GUIDE.
• EXPLORE THE WEBSITE, WATER FOR SUDAN COMPLETE THE WEBQUEST AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SALVA'S LIFE WORK AND HOW YOU CAN HELP!
• GO TO THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE AND WATCH HER TED TALK ABOUT HOW CHILDREN'S BOOKS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THIS DOCUMENTARY. THIS IS A SHORTENED VERSION.

THIS IS THE FULL LENGTH DOCUMENTARY.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SALVA'S LIFE WORK AND HOW HE IS BRINGING CLEAN WATER TO MANY PEOPLE.

COMPLETE THIS WEBQUEST AS YOU EXPLORE HIS WEBSITE.

YOU MAY BE INSPIRED TO HELP OR DONATE!

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS BOOK!

BOOKS CAN OFTEN CHANGE YOUR THINKING, ATTITUDES AND DISPOSITION. HAS THIS BOOK CHANGED YOU? HOW?

AFTER READING, A LONG WALK TO WATER, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE HAD.

WHAT ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR?

YOU MAY WANT TO READ MORE OF LINDA SUE PARK'S BOOKS. CHECK OUT HER WEBSITE HERE.

HAPPY READING!