Big Wave, The
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Product Information
Contributor(s): Pearl S Buck (Author)
Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 64 pages
Product Dimensions: 0.15" H x 7.5" L x 5.22" W
Product Weight: (0.11 lbs)
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Publish Date: May 31, 1986
ISBN: 9780064401715
Target Age Group: age 7-10
Product Description
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.The famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life after escaping the tidal wave destruction of his family and village.
His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.

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