Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580895842)

Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga.

This epic warrior tale reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history.

When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family--and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai. When the time came for the Minamoto clan to rise up against their enemies, Yoshitsune answered the call. His daring feats and impossible bravery earned him immortality.

Author: Pamela S. Turner
ISBN-10: 1580895840
ISBN-13: 9781580895842
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/02/2016
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 179546 / Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2015 pg. 40
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2015
School Library Journal 12/01/2015 pg. 147
Shelf Awareness 02/19/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2016 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2016 pg. 123
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 12/01/2016 pg. 41