Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro / Margi Preus.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Amulet Books, 2010.Description: 301 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780810989818
- 0810989816
- MS FIC Pre
- PZ7.P92434 He 2010
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Fiction | MVS Library Curved Riser Shelves | F- Fiction (Juvenile) | MS FIC Pre (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 4000820 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301).
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.
Gr 5 and up
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