Title:
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus.
ISBN:
9780810989818
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Amulet Books, 2010.
Physical Description:
301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
General Note:
Subtitle varies between copies in the way Japanese name is formatted.
Awards Note:
Winner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Children's literature, 2010-2011)
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.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.4 8 139383
Personal Subject:
Subject Term:
Audience:
760L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn503005651
Availability:
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