TY - BOOK AU - Buck, Pearl S. TI - big wave: The SN - 9780439156106 U1 - 813 PY - 1948/// CY - New York, New York PB - Scholastic Inc. KW - Natural disasters KW - Japan N2 - 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 ER -