Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun
by Rhoda Blumberg
In 1853, few Japanese people knew that a country called America even existed.
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 1985
Word Count 17,855
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1070L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 34741, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Asia
- United States--Foreign relations--Japan--Juvenile literature
- United States--Foreign relations--Japan
- Foreign relations
- United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)--Juvenile literature
- Japan--Foreign relations--United States
- Japan--Foreign relations--United States--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858--Juvenile literature
- Japan
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith
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Awards & Distinctions 3
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Honor, 1986
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Nonfiction Winner, 1986
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1985
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