ID | 016319 |
Call Number | FIC/BLU |
Title Proper | Shipwrecked! |
Other Title Information | The true adventures of a Japanese boy |
Language | ENG |
Author | Blumberg, Rhoda |
Publication | New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. |
Description | 80p White Spine |
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 learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. |
Standard Number | 9780688174859 |
Price. Qualification | $8.99(Pb) |
Classification Number | FIC |
Key Words | Shipwrecks ; Shipwreck victims - Biography ; Lexile 1020L ; Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 ; Japan - History - 19th century |