Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference
| AUTHOR | Oppenheim, Joanne |
| PUBLISHER | Scholastic (02/01/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
A chronicle of the incredible correspondence between California librarian Clara Breed and young Japanese American internees during World War II.In the early 1940's, Clara Breed was the children's librarian at the San Diego Public Library. But she was also friend to dozens of Japanese American children and teens when war broke out in December of 1941. The story of what happened to these American citizens is movingly told through letters that her young friends wrote to Miss Breed during their internment. This remarkable librarian and humanitarian served as a lifeline to these imprisoned young people, and was brave enough to speak out against a shameful chapter in American history.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780439569927
ISBN-10:
0439569923
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
8.70 x 0.95 x 10.60 inches
Weight:
2.36 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
SG
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American & Pacific I
Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Grade Level:
7th Grade
- 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
7.4
Point Value:
16
Interest Level:
Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
940.531
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004059009
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True stories of the Japanese-American incarceration during World War II are told. This book shares the correspondence between Clara Breed, a San Diego librarian, and dozens of Japanese-American children sent to internment camps after Pearl Harbor. Photos.
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A chronicle of the incredible correspondence between California librarian Clara Breed and young Japanese American internees during World War II.In the early 1940's, Clara Breed was the children's librarian at the San Diego Public Library. But she was also friend to dozens of Japanese American children and teens when war broke out in December of 1941. The story of what happened to these American citizens is movingly told through letters that her young friends wrote to Miss Breed during their internment. This remarkable librarian and humanitarian served as a lifeline to these imprisoned young people, and was brave enough to speak out against a shameful chapter in American history.
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