The Bamboo Sword

Informationen zum Autor Margi Preus is a New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book Heart of a Samurai and other notable books for young readers, including West of the Moon, Shadow on the Mountain, and Village of Scoundrels. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota, land of snow squalls and cardamom buns. Klappentext In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary. Zusammenfassung From the author of Newbery Honor winner Heart of a Samurai comes a companion novel about a Japanese boy who dreams of being a samurai

Product details

• Authors: Margi Preus, Preus Margi
• Assisted by: Luke Abiol (Photographs), Abiol Luke (Photographs)
• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 1 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2015
• EAN: 9781419708077
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-0807-7
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years