Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780060086251)

In 1853, few Japanese people
knew that a country
called America even existed.

For centuries, Japan had isolated itself from the outside world by refusing to trade with other countries and even refusing to help shipwrecked sailors, foreign or Japanese. The country's people still lived under a feudal system like that of Europe in the Middle Ages. But everything began to change when American Commodore Perry and his troops sailed to the Land of the Rising Sun, bringing with them new science and technology, and a new way of life.

Author: Rhoda Blumberg
ISBN-10: 0060086254
ISBN-13: 9780060086251
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2003
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 10.42h x 8.60w x 0.52d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 34741 / Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun

Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 02/03/2003 pg. 78
Publishers Weekly 02/03/2003