The House Before Falling Into the Sea

by Ann Suk Wang

A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what it really means to care for your neighbors.

Every day, more and more people fleeing war in the north show up at Kyung Tak and her family's house on the southeastern shore of Korea. With nowhere else to go, the Taks' home is these migrants' last chance of refuge "before falling into the sea," and the household quickly becomes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593530152
• ISBN13: 9780593530153
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3