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| The Samurai's Tale | 
 enlarge | Author: Erik Christian Haugaard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Category: Book
List Price: £4.55
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 643139
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reissue
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0618615121
EAN: 9780618615124
ASIN: 0618615121
Publication Date: September 12, 2005
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 A novel that kids love! November 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for Alice, a 6-grader because she needs it for her homework. It turns out to be a very good and fascinating novel and Alice loves to read it.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
 horrible November 3, 2005
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
i am 12 years old and im in 7th grade i know that this book is based at the level at wich I should be reading but, it is to confusing with all the japanese names and hard vocabulary. I think that the story line is good but, its to confusing to under stand so u really have to look deep to find the meaning of the book.So its really not worth the time to read.
 Great book for people interested in feudal Japan. May 20, 1999
We read this book in 6th grade. It is a turbulent book about feudal Japan. This book was exciting in the beginning. We enjoyed the part when Taro became an orphan. He was really young. We felt like we were his servent, Yone, when she and Taro hid in the closet because two samurais were killing his family. His parents were killed and he had to redeem himself to become a samurai like his father. We would highly recommend this book to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. it has high vocabulary and it is confusing because of the Japanese names, but it is worth reading.
Throughout the rather gruesome decades of the 16th century May 20, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...a 4-year-old samurai's son, Taro, lives through the horrifying experience of losing his family. He is picked up by some other lord's raiders and sent to serve under the warlord that slaughtered his family. At first, he would have had an honorable future with a samurai's title. That fateful day would change his life FOREVER!! Will Taro ever reach his life-long goal to become a samurai? Read and find out! We strongly recommend this book for people interested in the feudal period in Japan, and people who like wars and action, death and blood, love and faith. Read this book for your enjoyment.
A young servant boy keeps his dream to be a samurai. May 20, 1999
In English class in 6th grade, our teacher lent us copies of The Samurai's Tale to read. Through the book, the orphan, Taro, has many different positions and jobs. He was a servant, helping a cook named Togan. With Togan, Taro learned many things, including to accept his position and be polite. Then he worked as a stable boy for Lord Akiyama and later became a messenger in Iida Caslte. Taro also has many adventures. He meets a ghost and even falls in love. We thought this book was really interesting, though in some parts it got a little boring. We recommend this book to people who know a little of Japan and who like historical fiction.
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