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The Big Wave
Contributor(s): Buck, Pearl S. (Author)

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ISBN: 0064401715     ISBN-13: 9780064401715
Publisher: HarperTrophy
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1986
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Annotation: "The author's famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life after escaping the tidal wave destruction of his family and village . . ."--"Booklist." Illustrated with 18th- and 19th-century Japanese prints.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 85045402
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 4.9" W x 7.3" L (0.10 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Cultural Region - Japanese
- Topical - Death/Dying
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 5209
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:

The powerful novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, about two friends who must face the pain of losing everything--and how to face their grief with courage.

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 wash over them, until the rushing water sweeps away the whole village--including Jiya's family.

As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, with the help of Kino and his father, he comes to understand that it is only in the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and that even in the face of terrible tragedy, life and love are stronger than death.


Contributor Bio(s): Buck, Pearl S.: - Pearl S. Buck is the author of many distinguished books for children and adults. She won the Child Study Association's Children's Book Award for The Big Wave, the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth, and in 1938 received the Nobel Prize for literature.Buck, Pearl S.: - Pearl S. Buck is the author of many distinguished books for children and adults. She won the Child Study Association's Children's Book Award for The Big Wave, the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth, and in 1938 received the Nobel Prize for literature.
 
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