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Bracelet,The by: Yoshiko Uchida Childrens Bookshop Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780698113909 ISBN: 069811390X Label: Putnam Juvenile Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: November 12, 1996 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Putnam Juvenile Sales Rank: 81651 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: The year is 1942 and America is at war with Japan. All Japanese-Americans are being sent to live in internment camps for the duration of the war, including seven-year-old Emi and her family. Before they go, Emi's friend, Laurie, gives her a gold heart bracelet to remember their friendship. But upon her arrival at the camp, Emi discovers she has lost the bracelet. How will she remember her friend now? Full color. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Milligan 1866Emergency does not create new power, it creates the exercise of power. In Ex Parte Milligan 1866, the court made the following observations about civil liberties. The birthright of every citizen when charged with a crime is to be tried and punished by law. If the laws are ineffectual there is immunity from punishment. Even the wicked individual cannot be punished if the law is not in effect. By protection of he law human rights are secured and the withdrawal of that protection ... Read More: Rating: - Excellent introduction of a heavy topicI used this book to introduce my 10-year-old twin daughters to this bad time in our usually-praiseworthy US history. They were very moved by the story, identifying with Emi and her sadness and fear. In the story, the bracelet assumes the importance of a link to Emi's past; its importance lessens as difficult losses are suffered by Emi and the rest of her family. If you need to begin to address the topic of prejudice with your children, this story might be a sad yet somehow gentle way to begin. Rating:  - The BraceletThis book was mistakenly placed in my preschool classroom and read to the children by another teacher. If you are planning to buy this book be aware that some of the themes in the book may not be appropriate for children under 6-7 years old. This book deals with a child being taken away from home, friends and family then losing a prized possesion. The book also includes talk about war and soldiers with guns. My class had difficulty understanding why Emi was being taken away. This book is more ... Read More: Rating: - an importance lesson in memoryIn the first illustration we see two typically Californian homes with cars in their driveways. One has a "For Sale" sign on its front steps. Emi, a second grader, sits and waits. Her father has been sent to a prison camp in Montana, and soon the FBI will take her, her sister, and her mother to a detention center and then to a detention camp in Utah. Emi and her family are Japanese Americans in California. It is 1942, and the United States is at war with Japan. Emi and 120,000 other Japanese Americans ... Read More: Rating: - Fantastic Book for the ClassroomThis book is a must for any classroom library. The children in my classroom had fantastic and thoughtful things to say about this book, in third grade! This book deals with tough subjects and still has a beautiful moral. |
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