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2015., Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dolls Volume: 2Summary Note: Chiyo Tamura never dreamed that she would soon be in Tokyo, helping to welcome the more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls arriving from America. Nor did she dream that she'd have an important role in the crafting of Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight Japanese dolls to be sent to America in return. But when Chiyo is asked to be the official protector of one of the American dolls, a jealous classmate will stop at nothing to see her fail.
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By Preus, Margi2010., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: FIC PREUS Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After Manjiro and his friends are stranded on an island in 1841, they are picked up by an American whaling ship where Manjiro becomes eager to learn about this new culture and describes his ten-year journey to places he'd never seen, including America. But Manjiro longs to return to his home in Japan and become a samurai. Includes biographical information about Manjiro, black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, and sources for additional information.
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By Preus, Margi2010., Adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: Historical Fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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By Preus, Margi2010., Amulet Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After fourteen-year-old Manjiro and his friends are stranded on an island in 1841, they are picked up by an American whaling ship where Manjiro becomes eager to learn about this new culture and describes his ten-year journey to places he'd never seen, including America. But Manjiro longs to return to his home in Japan and become a samurai. Includes biographical information about Manjiro, black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, and sources for additional information.
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By Preus, Margi2012., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: FIC PRE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After fourteen-year-old Manjiro and his friends are stranded on an island in 1841, they are picked up by an American whaling ship where Manjiro becomes eager to learn about this new culture and describes his ten-year journey to places he'd never seen, including America. But Manjiro longs to return to his home in Japan and become a samurai. Includes biographical information about Manjiro, black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, and sources for additional information.
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By Preus, Margi2010., Amulet Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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[2015], Primary, Tuttle Publishing Call No: Easy MOORE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A nearly four-hundred-year-old bonsai tree narrates its life story, from its youth as a seedling in Japan in 1625, to its years of nurturing and pruning by the Yamaki family, to its survival of the bombing of Hiroshima and donation to the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. in 1975.