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Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory
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Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory
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Simple rhymes and lush illustrations inspired by the sugar plantations of 1930s Maui combine in the lesser-known story of a dedicated science teacher, Soichi Sakamoto, who used innovative techniques to coach his Hawaiian swimming team all the way to the Olympics.
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Title
Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory
Call No
E SAK
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Abery, Julie
Sasaki, Chris, (Illustrator)
Subjects
Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997--Juvenile literature.
Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997.
Swim teams--Hawaii--Maui--History--Juvenile literature.
Swimming--Hawaii--Maui--History--Juvenile literature.
Swim teams--Hawaii--Maui--History.
Swimming--Hawaii--Maui--History.
Language
English
Published
Toronto, Ontario : Kids Can Press, 2021.
Publication Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ;
ISBN
9781525300318
LCCN
oc2021001469
Dimensions
23 x 27 cm.