Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Sasaki, Chris (Illustrator), illustrator.
Published
Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - J Nonfiction
J 797.2109 ABERY
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J 797.2109 ABERY
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Forks - J Nonfiction
J 797.2109 ABERY
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LC Subjects
Informational works -- Juvenile literature.
Japanese American children -- Hawaii -- Maui -- Juvenile literature.
Maui (Hawaii) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games -- (14th : -- 1948 : -- London, England)
Picture books for children.
Poetry -- Juvenile literature
Sakamoto, Soichi, -- 1906-1997
Stories in rhyme -- Juvenile literature
Swim teams -- Hawaii -- Maui -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Swim teams -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Hawaii -- Maui -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimming -- Hawaii -- Maui -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Swimming -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Swimming coaches -- Hawaii -- Maui -- Juvenile literature.
Japanese American children -- Hawaii -- Maui -- Juvenile literature.
Maui (Hawaii) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games -- (14th : -- 1948 : -- London, England)
Picture books for children.
Poetry -- Juvenile literature
Sakamoto, Soichi, -- 1906-1997
Stories in rhyme -- Juvenile literature
Swim teams -- Hawaii -- Maui -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Swim teams -- Juvenile literature.
Swimmers -- Hawaii -- Maui -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Swimming -- Hawaii -- Maui -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Swimming -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Swimming coaches -- Hawaii -- Maui -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2021].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Street Date
202105
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 2.2, 1 Points
Level 2.2, 1 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [40]).
Description
"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.