| ISBN |
9781782690276 (paperback) |
| Name |
Nosaka, Akiyuki, 1930-2015 author. |
| Uniform title |
Sensō dōwa shū. English |
| Title |
The whale that fell in love with a submarine / Akiyuki Nosaka ; illustrated by Mika Provata-Carlone ; translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori. |
| Published |
London : Pushkin Children's Books, 2015. |
| ©2015 |
| Description |
110 pages : illustrations ; 14 x 19 cm. |
| Notes |
First published in Japanese as Sensō dōwa shū in 2003 by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc. Tokyo (Original edition 1980). |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: The Whale That Fell in Love with a Submarine -- The Parrot and the Boy -- The Mother That Turned into a Kite -- The Old She-Wolf and the Little Girl -- The Red Dragonfly and the Cockroach -- The Prisoner of War and the Little Girl. |
| Summary |
In this collection of stories set in war-torn Japan in 1945, unlikely friendships, secret hiding places, extraordinary bravery, and miraculous transformations emerge amidst the chaos and terror of conflict, demonstrating that love can illuminate even the darkest moment. |
| Target audience note |
9 - 11 years old. |
| Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Subjects |
Whales -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories, Japanese |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Japan -- History -- 1926-1945 -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Short stories |
| Other Names |
Provata-Carlone, Mika illustrator. |
| Takemori, Ginny Tapley translator. |
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