| Description |
224 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, portraits ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Children's Book Council of Australia awards 2014
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| Contents |
In April 1945, Yoko Moriwaki started high school in Hiroshima, excited to be a prestigious 'Kenjo' girl, and full of duty towards her parents, school and country. In this diary, Yoko provides an account of that time -- when conditions were so poor that children as young as twelve were required to work in industry. The diary ends on 6 August, 1945, the day of the first atomic bomb |
| Summary |
1945 was a hard time to be a child in Japan. Many had seen their cities destroyed by US bombers. Food, fuel and materials were in short supply. Yet spirits remained high. In April 1945, Yoko Moriwaki started high school in Hiroshima, excited to be a prestigious 'Kenjo' girl, and full of duty towards her parents, school and country. But the country was falling apart and in four months time her city would become the target for the first atomic bomb ever used as a weapon. In her diary, Yoko provides an account of that time - when conditions were so poor that children as young as twelve were required to work in industry; when fierce battles raged in the Pacific and children like Yoko believed victory was near |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"The Children's Book Council of Australia - Short-listed Book"--Cover |
| Audience |
For secondary school age |
| Notes |
Translated from the Japanese |
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Children's Book Council of Australia - Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - short list, 2014 |
| Subject |
Moriwaki, Yoko, 1932-1945 -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.
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Moriwaki, Yoko, 1932-1945 -- Diaries.
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Child labor -- Japan -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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Child labor -- Japan -- Anecdotes.
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Students -- Japan -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.
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Students -- Japan -- Diaries.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese.
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- Anecdotes.
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Juvenile literature.
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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Anecdotes.
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Personal narratives.
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| Author |
Edwards, Debbie, translator
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Ham, Paul, editor
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| ISBN |
0733331173 |
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0733331181 |
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9780733331176 |
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9780733331183 |
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