Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory - Hardcover
by Julie Abery
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Availability:In StockContributor:Julie Abery, Chris Sasaki (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2021-05-04Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525300318ISBN-10:1525300318UPC:9781525300318Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, Olympics & Paralympics, United StatesSize:8.75 x 10.30 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCDVFZ9X5A
The inspirational and little-known story of a dedicated teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers all the way to the Olympics, beautifully told in simple rhyme.
When the children of workers on a 1930s Maui sugar plantation were chased away from playing in the nearby irrigation ditches, local science teacher Soichi Sakamoto had an idea. He offered to take responsibility for the children -- and the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525300318ISBN-10:1525300318UPC:9781525300318Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, Olympics & Paralympics, United StatesSize:8.75 x 10.30 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCDVFZ9X5A
Julie Abery is a children's author and early childhood educator. Originally from England, she has spent half of her life living in Europe, immersing herself in new languages and cultures. She currently lives in Switzerland.
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