Bamboo sword by Preus, Margi 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2015)

BTSB #: 731420 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.7 MG RC: 5.4 6-8 Lexile: 820

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Nakahama, Manjiro,|d1827-1898 - Fiction Perry, Matthew Calbraith,|d1794-1858 - Fiction Adventure fiction Americans - Japan - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Seafaring life - Fiction Samurai - Fiction Japan - History|yRestoration, 1853-1870 - Fiction

Summary: 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 Manjiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships.

Heart of a samurai : a novel inspired by a true adventure on the high seas by Preus, Margi 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P06583 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Nakahama, Manjiro,|d1827-1898 - Fiction Japanese - United States - Fiction Japan - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a shipwreck, Manjiro, 14, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs in the United States.

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro by Preus, Margi 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2010)

BTSB #: 731438 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.4 MG RC: 4.6 6-8 Lexile: 760 F&P: W

Genres: Historical Fiction Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Nakahama, Manjiro,|d1827-1898 - Fiction Japanese - United States - Fiction Japan - Fiction United States - Fiction

Summary: In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a shipwreck, Manjiro, 14, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs in the United States.