{"product_id":"thirty-minutes-over-oregon-a-japanese-pilots-world-war-ii-story-hardcover","title":"Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Tyler Nobleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMelissa Iwai\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction 2019 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, drew the United States into World War II in 1941. But few are aware that several months later, the Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita dropped bombs in the woods outside a small town in coastal Oregon. This is the story of those bombings, and what came after, when Fujita returned to Oregon twenty years later, this time to apologize. \u003cbr\u003e This remarkable true story, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, is an important and moving account of reconciliation after war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Tyler Nobleman\u003c\/b\u003e has written many nonfiction books, including \u003ci\u003eBill the Boy Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFairy Spell. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Bethesda, Maryland. www.noblemania.com \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Iwai\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of several award-winning books. While doing research\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e she traveled to Brookings, Oregon, where the events in this book took place. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. www.melissaiwai.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10 x 11.3 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 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756594888992,"sku":"9780544430761","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f39ccc7f023e2e4f3bd32e5b3b6469eb.webp?v=1780081726","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thirty-minutes-over-oregon-a-japanese-pilots-world-war-ii-story-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}