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Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy / Rhoda Blumberg.

Blumberg, Rhoda, (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 learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0688174841
  • ISBN: 9780688174842
  • Physical Description: 80 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2001]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79).
Target Audience Note:
008 and up.
1020L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 2 46291.
Subject:
Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 > Juvenile literature.
Nakahama, Manjir*o, 1827-1898 > Juvenile literature.
Accelerated reader.
Shipwrecks > Japan > 19th century.
Japan > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Japan > Relations > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States > Relations > Japan > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library JUV 952.025 BLU (Text) 37810434053954 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -