The Island on Bird Street
Hebrew edition | |
| Author | Uri Orlev |
|---|---|
| Original title | האי ברחוב הציפורים |
| Translator | Hillel Halkin |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Keter Publishing House Jeruselum Lad. |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | Israel |
Published in English | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 162 pages |
| ISBN | 0-395-33887-5 |
| OCLC | 10277773 |
| LC Class | PZ7.O633 Is 1984 |
The Island on Bird Street (Hebrew: האי ברחוב הציפורים; The Island on Birds Street) is a 1981 semi-autobiographical children's book by Israeli author Uri Orlev (אורי אורלב), which tells the story of a young boy, Alex, and his struggle to survive alone in a ghetto during World War II. The author won the 1996 Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's literature, largely for this book, which was translated into numerous languages and adapted into a play and a film. The English translation, by Hillel Halkin, was published in 1984.