The Resource Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, Margi Preus
Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, Margi Preus
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The item Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, Margi Preus represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, Margi Preus represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- 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."--T. p. verso
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
- Title
- Heart of a samurai
- Title remainder
- based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
- Statement of responsibility
- Margi Preus
- Subject
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- Action and adventure fiction
- Fiction
- trueFourteen-year-old boys
- International relations
- Japan
- trueJapan -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Japanese
- Japanese -- United States -- Fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- trueJapanese in the United States
- trueJapanese people in the United States
- Juvenile works
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- trueRescues
- trueSamurai
- trueTeenage boys
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- 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."--T. p. verso
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2011
- Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2011.
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2010
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011.
- Awards note
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- 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.
- Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 348779
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Preus, Margi
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 760
- 760L
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 12
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 5.4
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nakahama, Manjirō
- Nakahama, Manjirō
- Nakahama, Manjirō
- Japanese
- Japanese
- International relations
- Japanese
- Japan
- United States
- Japan
- United States
- Japan
- United States
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro
- Label
- Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, Margi Preus
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 783377
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 301 pages
- Isbn
- 9780810989818
- Lccn
- 2009051634
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780810989818
- (OCoLC)503005651
- Label
- Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro, Margi Preus
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 783377
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 301 pages
- Isbn
- 9780810989818
- Lccn
- 2009051634
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780810989818
- (OCoLC)503005651
Subject
- Action and adventure fiction
- Fiction
- trueFourteen-year-old boys
- International relations
- Japan
- trueJapan -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Fiction
- Japan -- Relations -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Japanese
- Japanese -- United States -- Fiction
- Japanese -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- trueJapanese in the United States
- trueJapanese people in the United States
- Juvenile works
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- trueRescues
- trueSamurai
- trueTeenage boys
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Japan
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Fiction
- United States -- Relations -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction
- Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2010
- trueClassic Historical Fiction for Older Kids
- trueNotable Books for a Global Society: 2011
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2011
- trueAsian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children's Literature
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2011
- Award
- Asian Pacific American Asian Pacific American Award for Literature: Children’s Literature, 2011.
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2010
- Award
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011.
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