I survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011

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Title:

I survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011

Alternate title:

Japanese Tsunami, 2011

Author:

Tarshis, Lauren, author.

Dawson, Scott, illustrator.

Series:

I survived ;

Series Number:

Summary:

A massive earthquake and devastating tsunami hit Japan while Ben is visiting his late father's hometown, pulling Ben's family apart and leaving him stranded in a strange country during an epic disaster.

Physical Description:

83 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Action and adventure fiction.

Subject Term:

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 -- Juvenile fiction.

Tsunamis -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction.

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Japan -- History -- 21st century -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Dawson, Scott,

Publisher:

Scholastic Press,

Publication Date:

2013

ISBN:

9780545459372

9780545629812

9781480625846

Publication Information:

New York Scholastic Press, [2013]

Call Number:

J TARSHIS

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The disaster felt around the world . . .Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away-and pulled apart-by a terrible tsunami.Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?

Author Notes

Lauren Tarshis was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love, and the I Survived series. She is also an editorial director for language arts at Scholastic, the editor of Storyworks magazine, and oversees Scope magazine. Her title, I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii 79 A. D. made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014.

(Bowker Author Biography)