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Barbed Wire Baseball
Moss, Marissa. Illus: Shimizu, Yuko
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Description for Barbed Wire Baseball
An inspiring story about a sad and little discussed part of history. Set in the Japanese internment camps of WWII, Barbed Wire Baseball follows Zeni as he realises his dream to be a professional baseball player and uses his talents to bring hope to others Illustrator(s): Shimizu, Yuko. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 5AG; YBCS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 287 x 238 x 10. Weight in Grams: 538. 48 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout. Illustrator(s): Shimizu, Yuko. An inspiring story about a sad and little discussed part of history. Set in the Japanese internment camps of WWII, Barbed Wire Baseball follows Zeni as he realises his dream to be a professional baseball player and uses his talents to bring hope to others. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 5AG; YBCS. Dimension: 287 x 238 x 10. Weight: 534.
As a boy, Kenichi “Zeni” Zenimura dreams of playing professional baseball, but everyone tells him he is too small. Yet he grows up to be a successful player, playing with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig! When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in 1941, Zeni and his family are sent to one of ten internment camps where more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry are imprisoned without trials. Zeni brings the game of baseball to the camp, along with a sense of hope. This true story, set in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, introduces children to a little-discussed ... Read more
As a boy, Kenichi “Zeni” Zenimura dreams of playing professional baseball, but everyone tells him he is too small. Yet he grows up to be a successful player, playing with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig! When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in 1941, Zeni and his family are sent to one of ten internment camps where more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry are imprisoned without trials. Zeni brings the game of baseball to the camp, along with a sense of hope. This true story, set in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, introduces children to a little-discussed ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419705212
SKU
V9781419705212
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Moss, Marissa. Illus: Shimizu, Yuko
Marissa Moss has written and illustrated many books for children, including the popular Amelia's Notebook series as well as the novel Pharaoh's Secret; picture book Nurse, Soldier Spy; and upcoming historical fiction novel, A Soldier's Secret.
Reviews for Barbed Wire Baseball
Moss is a skilled author of historical narrative nonfiction for young readers; her tale is both well researched and well told. But it's the visually stunning, sensitive illustrations by the hugely talented Shimizu that make the book a standout.
The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review