Samurai Kids 1: White Crane
Illustrator
Rhian Nest James
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780763645038
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Even though he has only one leg, Niya Moto is studying to be a samurai, and his five fellow-students are similarly burdened, but sensei Ki-Yaga, an ancient but legendary warrior, teaches them not only physical skills but mental and spiritual ones as well, so that they are well-equipped to face their most formidable opponents at the annual Samurai Games.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
590L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; Physical appearance; blind; missing limb; acquired limb difference/amputation; albinism; polydactyly
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Japanese)
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
Japan; Samurai; schools; senseis; sword fighting; poetry; origami; competitions; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Fussell, Sandy, "Samurai Kids 1: White Crane" (2010). Diverse Families. 1941.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1941