Rei Escapes Disaster
A Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Graphic Novel
Published on 1. August 2024
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-6690-7321-5 (ISBN)
Description
"The year is 2011, and an earthquake has just hit Tohoku, Japan! Twelve-year-old Rei is sitting in class, thinking about the argument she just had with her best friend, when the earthquake strikes. After six long minutes of rumbling, the class can finally leave their school and gather outside. There they hear the tsunami alarm, warning them to get to higher land! Can Rei and her classmates win their race to safety, and what will they leave behind?"--
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Reading Age: From 8 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6690-7321-5 (9781669073215)
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Persons
Susan Griner is a Japanese American author of children's fiction. She has written short stories and poetry for both Cricket and Babybug magazines. Her latest middle grade novel, Shy Ways, is based on her life as a Japanese American growing up in the south. She lives in Washington State with her husband and two daughters. You can contact her at www.susangriner.com.