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So Far from the Sea Paperback - 2009
by Bunting, Eve; Soentpiet, Chris K. [Illustrator]
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When young Laura and her family visit Grandfather's grave at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, the Japanese-American child leaves behind a special symbol, in this touching story about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Full color.
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Details
- Title So Far from the Sea
- Author Bunting, Eve; Soentpiet, Chris K. [Illustrator]
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2009-06-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0547237529
- ISBN 9780547237527 / 0547237529
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 10.3 x 10 x 0.2 in (26.16 x 25.40 x 0.51 cm)
- Ages 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Reading level 590
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Japanese
- Library of Congress subjects Japanese Americans, Grandfathers
- Dewey Decimal Code E
Summary
Laura Iwasaki and her family are paying what may be their last visit to Laura's grandfather's grave. The grave is at Manzanar, where thousands of Americans of Japanese heritage were interned during World War II. Among those rounded up and taken to the internment camp were Laura's father, then a small boy, and his parents. Now Laura says goodbye to Grandfather in her own special way, with a gesture that crosses generational lines and bears witness to the patriotism that survived a shameful episode in America's history. Eve Bunting's poignant text and Chris K. Soentpiet's detailed, evocative paintings make the story of this family's visit to Manzanar, and of the memories stirred by the experience, one that will linger in readers' minds and hearts. Afterword.