The Resource Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus
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The item Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 301 p.
- Isbn
- 9780810989818
- Label
- Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama
- Title
- Heart of a samurai
- Title remainder
- based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama
- Statement of responsibility
- Margi Preus
- Subject
-
- Adventure fiction -- Juvenile
- trueFourteen-year-old boys
- trueJapan -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- trueJapanese in the United States
- Nakahama, ManjiroÌ, 1827-1898 -- Fiction
- Nakahama, ManjiroÌ, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRescues
- trueSamurai
- Samurai -- Fiction
- Samurai -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
- Whaling -- Fiction
- Whaling -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage boys
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2011
- Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2011.
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2010
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011.
- Awards note
- American Library Association Notable Children's Book 2011; Newbery Honor, 2011; Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2010.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 348779
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Preus, Margi
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ7.P92434
- LC item number
- He 2010
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 5
- 12
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nakahama, ManjiroÌ
- Nakahama, ManjiroÌ
- Whaling
- Samurai
- Japanese
- Whaling
- Adventure and adventurers
- Samurai
- Japan
- United States
- Japanese
- Japan
- United States
- Target audience
- adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
- Label
- Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301)
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 301 p.
- Isbn
- 9780810989818
- Lccn
- 2009051634
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn503005651
- (OCoLC)503005651
- 177858
- Label
- Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama, Margi Preus
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301)
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 301 p.
- Isbn
- 9780810989818
- Lccn
- 2009051634
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn503005651
- (OCoLC)503005651
- 177858
Subject
- Adventure fiction -- Juvenile
- trueFourteen-year-old boys
- trueJapan -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- trueJapanese in the United States
- Nakahama, ManjiroÌ, 1827-1898 -- Fiction
- Nakahama, ManjiroÌ, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueRescues
- trueSamurai
- Samurai -- Fiction
- Samurai -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
- Whaling -- Fiction
- Whaling -- Juvenile fiction
- trueTeenage boys
Genre
Included in
- trueClassic Historical Fiction for Older Kids
- trueNotable Books for a Global Society: 2011
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2011
- trueAsian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children's Literature
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2010
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2011
- Award
- Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2011.
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2010
- Award
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011.
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