Tsunami! / Kimiko Kajikawa ; illustrated by Ed Young.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Philomel Books, c2009.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cmISBN: - 0399250069 (reinforced) :
- 9780399250064 (reinforced) :
- A Junior Library Guild selection
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Folk Tales & Fairy Tales | Kajikawa, Kimiko | Available | 33111005580085 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ojiisan, the oldest and wealthiest man in the village, doesn't join the others at the rice ceremony. Instead he watches from his balcony. He feels something is coming; something he can't describe. When he sees the monster wave pulling away from the beach, he knows. Tsunami! But the villagers below can't see the danger. Will Ojiisan risk everything he has to save them? Can he?
Illustrated in stunning collage by Caldecott winner Ed Young, here is the unforgettable story of how one man's simple sacrifice saved hundreds of lives. An extraordinary celebration of both the power of nature and the power each of us holds within.
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
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A Junior Library Guild selection