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Overview
For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780060086251 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Publication date: | 01/21/2003 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 144 |
Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.28(d) |
Lexile: | 1070L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 8 - 12 Years |
About the Author
Rhoda Blumberg says that while doing research for Commodore Perry, "I read about the ordeals and strange adventures of Manjiro, then spent years replaying his life story in my mind until I felt impelled to write about him."
The author and her husband, Gerald, live in Yorktown Heights, New York.