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Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy
Title:
Shipwrecked! : the true adventures of a Japanese boy
JLCTITLE245:
Rhoda Blumberg.
Personal Author:
Blumberg, Rhoda.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : HarperCollins, c2001.
Physical Description:
80 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9780688174842

9780060293659
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.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.4 2.
Personal Subject:
Nakahama, Manjiro, 1827-1898-Juvenile literature.

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.

Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Japan -- Foreign relations -- Juvenile literature.
Citation Reference Notes:
Wilson's Junior High School, August 2001
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