Samurai rising : the epic life of Minamoto Yoshitsune / Pamela S. Turner ; with illustrations by Gareth Hinds.
Documents the true story of the legendary samurai who was raised in the household of the enemies who killed his father before being sent to live in a monastery where, against the odds, he learned and perfected his fighting skills.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781580895842
- ISBN: 1580895840
- Physical Description: xiii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2015.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes glossary of Japanese words.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical refereces and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Disaster in Kyoto: Kyoto, 1160 CE -- Headless ghosts: Kurama, 1160-1174 CE -- Samurai boot camp: Hiraizumi, 1174- 1180 CE -- Brothers-in-arms: Kamakura, 1180-1184 CE -- Perilous river: Kyoto, 1184 CE -- Midnight strike: Ichi-no-Tani, 1184 CE -- Hooves like hailstones: Ichi-no-Tani, 1184 CE -- Into the storm: Kyoto, Shikoku, and Yashima, 1184-1185 CE -- The dropped bow: Yashima, 1185 CE -- The drowned sword: Dan-no-Ura, 1185 CE -- Assassins in the dark: Dan-no-Ura, Kyoto, and Koshigoe, 1185 CE -- Shizuka's song: Kyoto, Kamakura, and the Yoshino Mountains, 1185-1186 CE -- The fugitive: locations unknown, 1185-1187 CE -- Feast of arrows: Hiraizumi, 1187-1189 CE -- Epilogue: the Samurai weeps.
- Target Audience Note:
- 950L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.2 6 179546.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | BIO YOS (Text) | 37810435483499 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
