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Title:
Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy
JLCTITLE245:
Rhoda Blumberg.
Personal Author:
Blumberg, Rhoda.
Publication Information:
[New York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003.
Physical Description:
80 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
ISBN:
9780688174859
General Note:
"HarperTrophy"--Page 4 of cover.
Abstract:
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.
Reading Level:
1020 L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 7.4 2 Quiz 46291 English non-fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Personal Subject:
Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898-Juvenile literature.
Geographic Term:
Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile literature.
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