Leaving Vietnam
The True Story of Tuan Ngo

My spouse and I went off in search of a new dehumidifier, but first, we stopped at the library to replenish her stock of cheesy mysteries. She sent me to the children's collection to pick stuff to read to our 5-year old grandson. This is one of the books I chose, but more for me than for him, I thin......more

What a vivid way to teach people about the experience of the "boat people" from Vietnam! Tuan's story is echoed by the experience of the tens of thousands of people who fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. The terror, the pain, the loss, and separation are all told here with the immediacy necessar......more

Leaving Vietnam is a great and true story book! The beginning starts with Tuan Ngo, the main character and his father leave at the middle of the night with 33 people in a boat. Tuan Ngo and his dad brought Ngo's grandma's necklace because it was gold, they were going to use it for money. Many people......more

I wanted to read and learn of the boat people that left Vietnam. Children's book I find a great way to learn, they are so simple to understand. It is from a perspective of a child and the scary journey to the land of America. I am so thankful it had such a happy ending.......more