| Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Contributor(s): Turner, Pamela S. (Author), Hinds, Gareth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1580895840 ISBN-13: 9781580895842 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Asia - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014049179 |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 179546 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale 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 killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune answered the call. His daring feats and impossible bravery earned him immortality. |