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Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun is a 1985 children's book by Rhoda Blumberg. This large-format book tells the story of Commodore Perry and the Black Ships that coerced Japan into ending its policy of isolation by establishing commercial and diplomatic relationships with other nations in 1854. The book is illustrated with period prints. Two-thirds of the illustrations are by Japanese artists, the remainder by artists with the American fleet.

Awards

The book won the 1986 Golden Kite Award, the 1985 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and was named a 1986 Newbery Medal honor book.

Details

Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1985. 144 pages. ISBN: 9780688037239

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