The Island on Bird Street
by Uri Orlev
1981 semi-autobiographical children's book.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Hutchinson, 1981
The first edition of The Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev was published in United Kingdom by Hutchinson in 1981. We track 1 edition.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Poland
- Genre
- children's literature
In print
- Editions recorded
- 9 on Open Library, 5 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 5 languages
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Who published the first edition of The Island on Bird Street?
The first edition of The Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev was published in United Kingdom by Hutchinson in 1981.
How many editions of The Island on Bird Street are there?
We track 1 edition of The Island on Bird Street, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.