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Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro  Cover Image E-book E-book

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro

Preus, Margi. (Author).

Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

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  • ISBN: 9781613120088
  • ISBN: 1613120087
  • ISBN: 9780810989818
  • ISBN: 0810989816
  • ISBN: 9781419702006
  • ISBN: 1419702009
  • Physical Description: remote
    1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations
  • Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301).
Target Audience Note:
760 Lexile.
Awards Note:
American Library Association Notable Children's Book 2011; Newbery Honor, 2011; Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2010.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011.
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Nakahama, Manjirō -- 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
Nakahama, Manjirō -- 1827-1898 -- Fiction
Japanese -- United States -- Fiction
Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Action & Adventure
Nakahama, Manjirō -- 1827-1898
International relations
Japanese
Japan
United States
Genre: Adventure fiction > Juvenile.
Newbery Medal: Honor book > 2011.
Electronic books.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Dust jackets (Bindings) > 2010.

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