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Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory / written by Julie Abery ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki.
Van Pelt Library GV838.4.U6 A23 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abery, Julie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997--Juvenile literature.
- Sakamoto, Soichi.
- Olympic Games--(14th : 1948 : London, England)--Juvenile literature.
- Olympic Games.
- Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997.
- Olympic Games--(14th : 1948 : London, England).
- Swimming coaches--Hawaii--Maui--Juvenile literature.
- Swimming coaches.
- Swim teams--Hawaii--Maui--History--Juvenile literature.
- Swim teams.
- Swimming--Hawaii--Maui--History--Juvenile literature.
- Swimming.
- Swimmers--Hawaii--Maui--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Swimmers.
- Japanese American children--Hawaii--Maui--Juvenile literature.
- Japanese American children.
- History.
- Maui (Hawaii)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
- Maui (Hawaii).
- Swimming coaches--Hawaii--Maui County--Juvenile literature.
- Swim teams--Hawaii--Maui--History.
- Swimming--Hawaii--Maui--History.
- Japanese American children--Hawaii--Maui.
- Swimming--History.
- Maui (Hawaii)--History--20th century.
- Hawaii--Maui.
- Hawaii--Maui County.
- Genre:
- Picture books.
- Stories in rhyme.
- Informational works.
- Biographies.
- Creative nonfiction.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 x 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "The true story of science teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who formed a champion swim club consisting of the Hawaiian and Japanese children of impoverished sugarcane workers in the 1930s. Without a proper pool to swim in, Sakamoto trained his team in irrigation ditches and coached the kids to swim against the natural current, building up the swimmers' strength and endurance. The team overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles and surged onto the national swimming scene, dominating events both in the United States and across the world. Almost lost to history, the sugar ditch kids' story is an inspiration to athletes around the world."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "Edited by Jennifer Stokes"--Copyright page.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 40).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Abery, Julie. Sakamoto's swim club.
- ISBN:
- 9781525300318
- 1525300318
- OCLC:
- 1150785393
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