Theme: shipwreck

Heart of a Samurai

By Book Importer | Published: August 15, 2011

In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Descriptors: Asia, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Gulliver’s Adventures in Lilliput

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

An Englishman is shipwrecked in a land where the people are only six inches tall.

Descriptors: England (UK), Europe, Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Ring of the Slave Prince

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Tom O’Connor, a poor, adventurous boy lives with his mother and half sister at a tavern on the island of Nevis in 1639. He rescues a slave from drowning, learns he is prince, loses him, travels the Southern Hemisphere in search of him, and finally brings him home to Cape Verde, hoping for a grand [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Caribbean, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Father, May I Come?

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In 1687 young Sietze Hemmes sets in motion the rescue of a floundering ship off the coast of a Dutch island in the North Sea, and three hundred years later similar rescues are still taking place.

Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Netherlands, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Comments closed