Another children's book - this is one that Alex read ages ago, and when we recently cleared out his bookcases, it seemed like it might be age-appropriate for my class. I really enjoyed this - it's based on a real person, a 19th centuary Japanese fisherman (boy) who gets stranded by a storm, and then rescued by an American whaling ship, and spends time working on whaling ships and living in the US - he's believed to be the first Japanese person to set foot in mainland America. Anyway, an interesting story, well told.
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