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Manjiro
The Boy Who Risked His Life for Two Countries
By McCully, Emily Arnold
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37434-792-5
- Publisher
- Farrar
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
Gr 3-6 A fascinating episode from Japanese history, related in an oversize picture-book format. In 1841, while 14-year-old Manjiro and four men were fishing, their small boat was destroyed in a storm, and they were cast away on a tiny island for almost six months. Though they survived a drought and an earthquake, they feared for their lives. "For over two and a half centuries Japan had been closed to the outside world. Anyone who tried to return after leaving the country could be put to death." They were finally rescued by a New England whaling ship. At journey's end, Captain Whitfield took Man...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
"For over two and a half centuries Japan had been closed to the outside world. Anyone who tried to return after leaving the country could be put to death." So even if Manjiro and his fellow fishermen do survive (first) a storm and (second) being lost at sea, their welcome home is unce...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Manjiro, fourteen, survives being lost at sea in the 1840s. Rescued by whalers, he's taken to New England where he diligently equips hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
