{"product_id":"desert-diary-japanese-american-kids-behind-barbed-wire-hardcover","title":"Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael O. Tunnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called \"internment camp.\" Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from behind barbed wire. Diary pages, archival photographs, and narrative nonfiction text convey the harsh changes experienced by the children, as well as their remarkable resilience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael O. Tunnell is a retired professor of children's literature and the author of several books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eCandy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolate Pilot, \u003c\/i\u003ean Orbis Pictus Honor book. While writing \u003ci\u003eDesert Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, he had the privilege of interviewing Mae Yanagi and many of her former classmates from Topaz Camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.2 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769496174880,"sku":"9781580897891","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7ec90e9a5dfc307b641e9760d8ccd5a9.webp?v=1780349507","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/desert-diary-japanese-american-kids-behind-barbed-wire-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}