Description
A retelling of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus is transformed into Yuriwaka, the strongest man in Japan, who commands the Emperor's ships battling the pirates of Shiragi.
Library's review
In the middle of the sixteenth century the first Europeans landed on the island of Kyushu in the southern part of Japan. We shall never know which one of these adventurers was the first to tell the tale of Odysseus to the Kyushu islanders, but soon that great epic of our western culture was
When this story occurs, Kyushu is not a happy place to live. Pirates from the country of Shiragi have been landing on the shores of the island to plunder and murder. In answer to the pleas of the people, the Emperor of Kyushu sends for Yuriwaka, the strongest man in all of Japan, to punish and destroy the people of Shiragi. And so with his favorite hawk Midorimaru on his shoulder, and his iron bow in his hand, Yuriwaka takes command of the Emperor's ships, and sets sail for Shiragi to carry out the Emperor's orders.
Eric and Masako Haugaard divide their time between their two homes in Tokyo and West Cork, Ireland. Mr. Haugaard has won critical acclaim for his books for young readers with such titles as The Little Fishes, Cromwell's Boy, The Samurai's Tale, and Prince Boghole. Birgitta Saflund is a West Cork artist whose work previously appeared in The People Who Hugged the Trees, published by Roberts Rinehart in 1990.
Contents
Yuriwaka bids farewell to lady Kasuga and Midorimaru
The beppu brothers abandon the sleeping Yuriwaka
The archery contest
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transformed into a native Japanese tale: The Story of Yuriwaka.When this story occurs, Kyushu is not a happy place to live. Pirates from the country of Shiragi have been landing on the shores of the island to plunder and murder. In answer to the pleas of the people, the Emperor of Kyushu sends for Yuriwaka, the strongest man in all of Japan, to punish and destroy the people of Shiragi. And so with his favorite hawk Midorimaru on his shoulder, and his iron bow in his hand, Yuriwaka takes command of the Emperor's ships, and sets sail for Shiragi to carry out the Emperor's orders.
Eric and Masako Haugaard divide their time between their two homes in Tokyo and West Cork, Ireland. Mr. Haugaard has won critical acclaim for his books for young readers with such titles as The Little Fishes, Cromwell's Boy, The Samurai's Tale, and Prince Boghole. Birgitta Saflund is a West Cork artist whose work previously appeared in The People Who Hugged the Trees, published by Roberts Rinehart in 1990.
Contents
Yuriwaka bids farewell to lady Kasuga and Midorimaru
The beppu brothers abandon the sleeping Yuriwaka
The archery contest
Show Less
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ISBN
1879373025 / 9781879373020
Publication
Roberts Rinehart Pubishers P.O. Box 666 Niwot, Colorado, USA 80544