02033cam a2200421 4500 361466186 TxAuBib 20110516120000.0 100115s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009051634 9780810989818 0810989816 (OCoLC)503005651 DLC DLC IG# IH7 DAD YDXCP LF3 VP@ EHH JST CDS CDX HF9 SGB WAU BLC TxAuBib Preus, Margi. Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Manjiro Nakahama / Margi Preus. New York : Amulet Books, 2010. 301 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subtitle on first printing: based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro. Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-301). 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 Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States. 20110516. American Library Association Notable Children's Book 2011; Newbery Honor, 2011; Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2010. Nakahama, ManjiroÌ 1827-1898 Juvenile fiction. Nakahama, ManjiroÌ 1827-1898 Fiction. Whaling Juvenile fiction. Whaling Fiction. Samurai Juvenile fiction. Samurai Fiction. Japanese United States Juvenile fiction. Japanese United States Fiction. Adventure and adventurers Fiction. Japan Relations United States Juvenile fiction. Japan Relations United States Fiction. United States Relations Japan Juvenile fiction. United States Relations Japan Fiction. Adventure fiction Juvenile.