Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus.
2010
PZ7.P92434 He 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus.
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ISBN
9780810989818
0810989816
0810989816
Publication Details
New York : Amulet Books, 2010.
Language
English
Description
301 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
PZ7.P92434 He 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301).
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2011
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