Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
Title:
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
JLCTITLE245:
Margi Preus.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Amulet Books, 2010.
Physical Description:
301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780810989818
9781419702006
9780329859664
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, 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."--Title page verso.
Reading Level:
760 Lexile.
760 L Lexile
760 Lexile
Program Information:
AR 5.4 8.0.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 8.0 139383.
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5.4 8 Quiz 139383 English fiction.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301).
Contents:
pt. I. The unknown : The storm ; The samurai of Bird Island -- pt. II. The barbarians : The John Howland ; The hunt ; Oil ; Disappointment ; Ship life ; The invitation ; Seven breaths ; Dancer! -- Thieves and murderers : Sailing away ; Treasure ; The hour of the dog -- pt. III. The new world : New Bedford and Fairhaven ; Samurai farm boy ; Fitting in ; School ; Victory without fighting ; The challenge ; Fall down seven times ; The race ; Love ; The May basket ; The Cooper's -- pt. IV. Returning : The Franklin ; Whistling up a wind ; A moment ; The sea turtle ; Sailing close to the wind ; The Harpooner ; The whale ; Tori ; The daguerreotype ; The gold fields -- pt. V. Home : Between two worlds ; Spies! ; The Daimyo ; Nagasaki ; The road home ; The samurai -- Epilogue.