Title Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus.

Publication Info.

New York : Amulet Books, 2012.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Middle Grade	MIDDLE GRADE PREUS	Storage
Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	J PREUS	Check Shelf

Description	301 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note	Subtitle on first printing: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro.
	Includes sneak peek at: Shadow on the mountain.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301).
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.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 8.0 139383.
Awards	American Library Association Notable Children's Book 2011; Newbery Honor, 2011; Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2010.
	Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011.
Subject	Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction.
	Whaling -- Juvenile fiction.
	Samurai -- Juvenile fiction.
	Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
	Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
	United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction.
	Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Fiction.
	Whaling -- Fiction.
	Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
	Samurai -- Fiction.
	Japanese fiction -- United States.
	Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction.
	United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction.
ISBN	9781419702006 paperback
	1419702009 paperback

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