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Shipwrecked!

内容简介

Anypersonwholeavesthecountrytogotoanotherandlaterreturnswillbeputtodeath.ThiswasthelawinJapanintheearly1800s.Whenfourteen-year-oldManjiro,workingonafishingboattohelpsupporthisfamily,wasshipwreckedthreehundredmilesawayfromhishomeland,hewasheartbrokentothinkthathewouldneveragainbeabletogohome.SowhenanAmericanwhalingboatrescuedhim,ManjirodecidedtodowhatnootherJapanesepersonhadeverdone:HewenttoAmerica,wherehereceivedaneducationandtookpartineventsthateventuallymadehimaherointheLandoftheRisingSun.

作者简介

RhodaBlumberghaswrittenabouttheopeningofJapan(1853-1854)inCommodorePerryintheLandoftheShogun,aNewberyHonorBook,whichalsowontheBostonGlobe/HornBookAwardandtheGoldenKiteAward.HeracclaimedhistoriesalsoincludeTheIncredibleJourneyofLewis&Clark,TheGreatAmericanGoldRush,andTheRemarkableVoyagesofCaptainCook,allALANotableBooks.SheisthewinneroftheWashingtonPost/Children'sBookGuildAwardforheroverallcontributiontononfiction.RhodaBlumbergsaysthatwhiledoingresearchforCommodorePerry,"IreadabouttheordealsandstrangeadventuresofManjiro,thenspentyearsreplayinghislifestoryinmyminduntilIfeltimpelledtowriteabouthim."Theauthorandherhusband,Gerald,liveinYorktownHeights,NewYork.

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