Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune
by Pamela S. Turner and Gareth Hinds
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2016
Word Count 35,599
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179546, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- History
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Samurai--Japan--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Minamoto, Yoshitsune
- Generals
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Japan--History--Heian period, 794-1185--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Asia
- Generals--Japan--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Heian period, 794-1185
- Japan
- Minamoto, Yoshitsune, 1159-1189--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Biography
- History
- Biographies
- Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
- Samurai
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Pamela S. Turner about Samurai Rising
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Pamela S. Turner
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Gareth Hinds
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Gareth Hinds “How to (Re)Tell a Story in Pictures”
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks

Discussion Guide from Charlesbridge
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Charlesbridge
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Awards & Distinctions 4

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2017

YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2022
Finalist, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Young Adults Selection, 2016

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2016
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