Author: Tarō Yashima
Alternate names: Taro Yashima; Tarō Yashima
Born: 21 September 1908
Died: 30 June 1994
Bio: Taro Yashima (八島 太郎, Yashima Tarō, born Atsushi Iwamatsu (岩松 淳, Iwamatsu Atsushi); September 21, 1908 — June 30, 1994) was a Japanese-American artist and children's book author. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and assisted the U.S. war effort. 
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