The book I read was The island on Birch street by: Uri Orlev. Based on Uri Orlev's own childhood experience, The Island on Bird Street is strangely optimistic and a powerful read.

The book I read was The island on Birch street by: Uri Orlev. This book is about a boy named Alex living during World war 2. It shows his journey living by himself in a bombed house for a couple of months. The reason he is living by himself is he escaped from going to the prison camps.

Then, in the clearance of Jews, Boruch helps him escape, with the pistol-telling him to wait for his father, ""even if it takes a whole month. a whole year,"" in the ruined house at 78 Bird Street. Those first days, fugitive Jews rob each other, and Polish looters proliferate. He recalls them arguing roots vs. assimilation, trust vs. trusting yourself. From old Boruch, in the rope factory where his father worked, he has learned to tie knots. Then, in the clearance of Jews, Boruch helps him escape, with the pistol-telling him to wait for his father, ""even if it takes a whole month.

Published by Thriftbooks. com User, 18 years ago. I think the Island on Bird Street was a good book. It tied in with the Holocaust, and World War Two.

In 1996, Uri Orlev received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition given to an author of children’s books, for his lasting contribution to children’s . The Island on Bird StreetDVD.

In 1996, Uri Orlev received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition given to an author of children’s books, for his lasting contribution to children’s literature.

Uri Orlev (Hebrew: אורי אורלב‎; born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski in 1931) is an award-winning . One of his most famous books, which was also adapted as a play and as a film, is the l The Island on Bird Street

Uri Orlev (Hebrew: אורי אורלב‎; born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski in 1931) is an award-winning Israeli children's author and translator of Polish-Jewish origin. One of his most famous books, which was also adapted as a play and as a film, is the l The Island on Bird Street. Uri Orlev (Hebrew: אורי אורלב‎; born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski in 1931) is an award-winning Israeli children's author and translator of Polish-Jewish origin. Born in Warsaw, Poland, he survived the war years in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (where he was sent after his mother was shot by the Nazis).

The Island on Bird Street is a 1981 l children's book by Israeli author Uri Orlev, which tells the story of a young boy, Alex, and his struggle to survive alone in a ghetto during World War II.

During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto. More than just a valuable addition to Holocaust literature. it should garner a wide audience, which is exactly what its spirited portrait of hope and dauntless courage deserves. - Booklist show more.

Uri Orlev was later interviewed in the documentary film "Life is Strange" not only on his book, but also on his life .

Uri Orlev was later interviewed in the documentary film "Life is Strange" not only on his book, but also on his life before World War II. Orlev is married with two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren.

In 1996, Uri Orlev received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition given to an author of children’s books, for his lasting . ▲. "More than just a valuable addition to Holocaust literature. Booklist, ALA. Ask a Question. What would you like to know about this product?