The award-winning first picture book to recount the dramatic true
story of a refugee family's perilous escape from Vietnam.
It is 1981. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a fishing boat
overloaded with 60 Vietnamese refugees drifts. The motor has failed; the
hull is leaking; the drinking water is nearly gone. This is the dramatic
true story recounted by Tuan Ho, who was six years old when he, his
mother, and two sisters dodged the bullets of Vietnam's military police
for the perilous chance of boarding that boat.
Told to multi-award-winning author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and
illustrated by the celebrated Brian Deines, Tuan's story has become
Adrift At Sea, the first picture book to describe the flight of
Vietnam's "Boat People" refugees.
Illustrated with sweeping oil paintings and complete with an expansive
Author's Note, this non-fiction picture book comes as the world
continues to grapple with the plight of refugees risking all for the
chance at safety and a new life.