Category: Fiction

Copyright/published Year: 1999 by Scholastic

ISBN: 0439156106

Binding: paperback

Description: Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His ì friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, ì including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one ì suspects it will wipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, ì too. As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, he understands it ì is in the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and to ì appreciate how wonderful life can be.

The famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life after ì escaping the tidal wave destruction of his family and ì village.

Condition Information

This is a used book in Very good condition.

Additional condition description

1999 paperback. Sound binding. Clean and unmarked.