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The tsunami has swept everything away--including Kenta's most prized possession, his soccer ball. When tragedy strikes Kenta's small village in Japan, he does all he can to hang on to the things that matter to him most. But amidst the chaos of an emergency evacuation brought on by the tsunami, Kenta and his family must quickly leave their home, taking with them only the barest necessities. Climbing to safer ground, Kenta watches helplessly as his prized soccer ball goes bouncing down a hill and gets swept away by the waves, never to be seen again... that is until it washes up on a beach on the other side of the world, into the hands of a child who takes it upon himself to return the ball to its rightful owner. In this evocative picture book, Ruth Ohi's glowing art transports the reader to Japan with gentle images that offer reassurance amidst the background of an environmental catastrophe. Inspired by true stories of personal items being washed ashore thousands of miles away after the tsunami of 2011, Kenta and the Big Wave is about the strength of the human spirit and the power of Mother Nature. Including an afterword explaining tsunamis to young readers.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Annick Press, The Limited
ISBN-10
1554515777
ISBN-13
9781554515776
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167760668

Product Key Features

Book Title
Kenta and the Big Wave
Author
Ruth OHI
Format
Picture Book
Language
English
Topic
People & Places / Asia, Action & Adventure / General, General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
32 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
7.7in
Item Weight
4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Age Range
4-5
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.1.O44ke 2013
Grade from
Preschool
Photographed by
Petricic, Dušan
Grade to
Second Grade
Edition Number
2
Reviews
The story of this simple act of goodness is told as a storyteller might relate it, simple language with big themes., From beginning to end, author/illustrator Ohi manages an admirable balancing act... Clever but accessible wording abounds... Muted colors work well with the sparse, poetic text to create an appropriate gentleness. The placement of words and pictures...ensure easy use as a read-aloud to a group of young children. An eminently child-friendly treatment of the devastation that follows disaster., The determination of the people in Kenta's village to hold on to hope is a good message for young readers as are the boy's selflessness in returning Kenta's ball and Kenta's gratitude at being reunited with his soccer ball., Spare language and full-color watercolor illustrations that flesh out the narrative make this a multilayered introduction to Japan, the concept of a tsunami, and the cross-cultural commonality of soccer for children., The more important message of connection and caring--a young man carrying an elderly woman on his back as the wind gains greater force, survivors huddling to comfort one another in the colossal wreckage, children somehow finding the ability to laugh and play even in tragedy--rings loudly throughout Ohi's soft, gentle illustrations on every page., I know that Kenta and The Big Wave will touch many readers, though I suspect there will be many a teacher who will recognize the multitude of teachable moments in the book: perspective, compassion, loss, grief, generosity and tsunamis. Here is a story that explains, with kindness, that which seems almost inexplicable.
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
2018-297617
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Intended Audience
Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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