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big wave / The Pearl S. Buck.
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TextPublisher: New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 1948Copyright date: New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 1948Description: 57 pages ; 20 cmContent type: Carrier type: ISBN: 9780439156106Subject(s): Natural disasters | JapanDDC classification: 813 Summary: Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, too. As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, he understands it is in the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and to appreciate how wonderful life can be.
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AIIAS Academy | FIC 813 B4808 1948 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 63138 |
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Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, too. As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, he understands it is in the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and to appreciate how wonderful life can be.
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