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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; PART ONE: WATER; 1 BLACK DRAGONS BELCHING SMOKE; 2 THROWING ROCKS AT THE SUN; 3 ABOARD THE SUSQUEHANNA; 4 THE ARMOR; 5 THE FIGHT; 6 THE WATERFRONT, TOWN OF URAGA; 7 THE COMET; 8 THE STEAMING TEAPOT; 9 EDO; 10 BRUSH VERSUS SWORD; 11 THE SALESMAN; 12 THE LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT; 13 INSIDE THE TREATY HOUSE; 14 THE CHASE; 15 LEAVING JAPAN; PART TWO: EARTH; 16 THE TOKAIDO; 17 AT THE PUBLIC BATH; 18 A FROG JUMPS IN; 19 YOSHI THE BODYGUARD; 20 IN THE SHOGUN'S CASTLE; 21 THE STABLEBOY; 22 KIKU; 23 LASSOING; 24 EVENING; 25 AT THE SOBA SHOP. |
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26 yoshi the spypart three: wind; 27 jack aloft; 28 kanagawa; 29 gifts; 30 the lark; 31 angry ronin; 32 over the precipice; part four: fire; 33 carrying fire on your back; 34 the disguise; 35 feet; 36 the gifts; 37 baseball; 38 in the shogun's castle; part five: air; 39 the assignment; 40 a wasp stinging a weeping face; 41 the cook's knife; 42 winning without the sword; 43 under the blossoms; 44 "oh! susanna"; a note from jack sullivan; author's note; glossary; selected bibliography; illustration credits; acknowledgments. |
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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. |
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820 Lexile. |
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820L Lexile |
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Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 8 176194 |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Nakahama, Manjir¿⁻, 1827-1898 -- Fiction.
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 -- Fiction.
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Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898. |
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. |
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1853-1870 |
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Adventure stories.
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Americans -- Japan -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Sea stories.
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Samurai -- Fiction.
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Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
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Americans -- Japan -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Seafaring life -- Fiction.
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Samurai -- Fiction.
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Adventure stories. |
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Americans. |
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Friendship. |
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Samurai. |
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Sea stories. |
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Japan -- History -- Restoration, 1853-1870 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Japan -- History -- Restoration, 1853-1870 -- Fiction.
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Japan. |
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Downloadable e-Books.
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Electronic books. |
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Fiction.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Sea fiction.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781613128350 : $8.06 |
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1613128355 : $8.06 |
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