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Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story
Contributor(s): Nobleman, Marc Tyler (Author), Iwai, Melissa (Illustrator)
ISBN: 054443076X     ISBN-13: 9780544430761
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018006985
Lexile Measure: 990
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11.3" W x 10" (1.10 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
- Ethnic Orientation - Japanese
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 197537
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
An Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction 2019

In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize.

The devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, drew the United States into World War II in 1941. But few are aware that several months later, the Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita dropped bombs in the woods outside a small town in coastal Oregon. This is the story of those bombings, and what came after, when Fujita returned to Oregon twenty years later, this time to apologize.
This remarkable true story, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, is an important and moving account of reconciliation after war.


Contributor Bio(s): Iwai, Melissa: - Melissa Iwai has illustrated many books for young children, as well as the nonfiction picture book Thirty Minutes Over Oregon. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family. Visit her online at melissaiwai.com, on Twitter @meliwai, and on Instagram @melissaiwai1.Nobleman, Marc Tyler: -

Marc Tyler Nobleman writes books for all ages. His titles include Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story, Fairy Spell: How Two Girls Convinced the World That Fairies Are Real, Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman, and Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman, which inspired both the Hulu feature documentary Batman & Bill and a TED Talk. Follow him on Twitter @MarcTNobleman and on Instragram @mtnobleman.