| Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII Contributor(s): Moss, Marissa (Author), Shimizu, Yuko (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1419720589 ISBN-13: 9781419720581 Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2012010021 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.8" W x 10.8" (0.6 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 156562 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A true story set in a Japanese-American internment camp in World War II. As a young boy, Kenichi Zenimura (Zeni) wanted to be a baseball player, even though everyone told him he was too small. He grew up to become a successful athlete, playing with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. But when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Zeni and his family were sent to one of several internment camps established in the U.S. for people of Japanese ancestry. Zeni brought the game of baseball to the camp, along with a sense of hope, and became known as the "Father of Japanese-American Baseball." |
Contributor Bio(s): Moss, Marissa: - Marissa Moss is the bestselling author of the Amelia series, Barbed Wire Baseball, and Nurse, Soldier, Spy. She lives in Berkeley, California. |