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
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
Our Original Resources 6
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 Customizable Lesson
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 11
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 DIY MFA
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by DIY MFA
Interview with Pamela S. Turner
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by YALSA - The Hub
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 Let's Get Busy Podcast
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Interview with Gareth Hinds
Created by Candlewick Press
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Charlesbridge
Created by Charlesbridge
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Charlesbridge
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Awards & Distinctions 4
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2019
Finalist, 2017
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Young Adults Selection, 2016
Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2018
Selection, 2016
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