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
- 179546
- 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
- Lists With This Book
- Niles High School Books
- Dig Deeper: iREAD Teen
- Biography and Autobiography
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Pamela S. Turner about Samurai Rising
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Pamela S. Turner
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gareth Hinds
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Gareth Hinds “How to (Re)Tell a Story in Pictures”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Pamela S. Turner
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Gareth Hinds
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Pamela S. Turner
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Gareth Hinds “How to (Re)Tell a Story in Pictures”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Pamela S. Turner
Created by Charlesbridge
Nonfiction Award Finalist Speech, 2017, given by Pamela S. Turner
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Nonfiction Award Finalist Speech, 2017, given by Gareth Hinds
Created by Young Adult Library Services Association - YALSA
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Interview with Pamela S. Turner
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by DIY MFA
Interview with Pamela S. Turner
Created by DIY MFA
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by The Children's Book Podcast
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by Candlewick Press
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Charlesbridge
Created by Charlesbridge
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Charlesbridge
Created by Charlesbridge
Awards & Distinctions 4
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2017
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2021
Finalist, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2016
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