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Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
v. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The wandering swordsman, Himura Kenshin, once an assassin, now fights to protect those in need.
A warrior arose 140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American black ships, who helped introduce the progressive age known as Meiji and then vanished. This tale begins in the 11th year of Meiji, in Tokyo. With his killer blade, legend-warrior Hitokiri Battosai once helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries.
Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the listener a complete account of the invasion. Lasting eighty-three...
6) Japan
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simple text and full-color photographs illustrate the land, animals, and people of Japan--Provided by publisher.
7) Japan
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Engaging images accompany information about Japan. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8--
Author
Language
English
Description
Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes...
9) Japan
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the geography and climate, history, wildlife, economy, government, people, religion, and culture of Japan.
10) Japan
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text introduce readers to the culture, geography, history, government, climate, economy, and people of Japan.
11) Japan
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., maps, 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A basic overview of the history, geography, climate and culture of Japan.
12) Tokyo
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Publications
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
289 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A riveting, minute-by-minute account of the World War II bombing of Hiroshima, from early testing to the cataclysmic event and its aftermath.
On a quiet Monday morning in August 1945, a five-ton bomb—dubbed Little Boy by its creators—was dropped from an American plane onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On that day, a firestorm of previously unimagined power was unleashed on a vibrant metropolis of 300,000 people, leaving one...
On a quiet Monday morning in August 1945, a five-ton bomb—dubbed Little Boy by its creators—was dropped from an American plane onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On that day, a firestorm of previously unimagined power was unleashed on a vibrant metropolis of 300,000 people, leaving one...
15) Welcome to Japan
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Japan, including its history, Japanese life in both rural and urban areas, and cultural aspects of the nation.
16) Case closed
Author
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2011 [2004].
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly illustrated ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When ace high school detective Jimmy Kudo is fed a mysterious substance by a pair of nefarious men in black--poof! He is physically tranformed into a first grader. Until Jimmy can find a cure for his miniature malady, he takes on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and continues to solve all the cases that come his way.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
On September 6, 1945, less than a month after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, George Weller, a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, became the first free Westerner to enter the devastated city. Going into hospitals and consulting doctors of the bomb's victims, he was the first to document its unprecedented medical effects. He also became the first to enter the Allied POW camps, which rivaled Nazi camps for cruelty and bested them for
...18) Countdown 1945: the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the secret meetings and events across the globe during the 116 days leading up to the world’s first use of the atomic bomb in wartime, the American attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
FINALIST FOR THE YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICITON FOR YOUNG ADULTS! Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life Game of Thrones. This epic tale of warriors and bravery, rebellion and revenge, reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family-and lost. His father was...
20) Japan
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Japan. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry"--
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