| Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire Contributor(s): Tunnell, Michael O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580897894 ISBN-13: 9781580897891 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2019014251 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.2" W x 10.2" (1.76 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp. A classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called internment camp. Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from behind barbed wire. Diary pages, archival photographs, and narrative nonfiction text convey the harsh changes experienced by the children, as well as their remarkable resilience. |