Manjirō
Subtitle: a life of adventure / [by Linda Barr ; illustration V. Jeffrey and M. Schnurr].
Series: Biography. Explorers
Publisher: Zaner-Bloser
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Columbus, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Nakahama, Manjirō, 1827-1898 -- Juvenile literature.; Castaways -- Japan -- Biography.; Japan -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography.
Description: "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 Manjirō learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States"--Union catalog.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Just another fishing trip; title: Land!; title: The rescue; title: A new life; title: Back to Japan; title: Manjirō's plan; title: Return to Japan; title: Threat of war; title: A lasting influence.