The Peace Bell (edition 2008)

by Margi Preus, Hideko Takahashi (Illustrator)

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Member:	kbishop
Title:	The Peace Bell
Authors:	Margi Preus
Other authors:	Hideko Takahashi (Illustrator)
Info:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (2008), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 32 pages
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Tags:	Acknowledgements, Structure, Living like an illustrator, Similes, Japan, Multicultural, Memory, War & children, My World & Others, Loss, Peace, Friends & Family, Author note

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This story tells of the Japanese Temple Bells that were donated to make shells and casings for bullets during WWII. The bell was used to chase away the worries of the world. The bell ends up in Minnesota and over time it is returned to the town by Americans as a sign of peace between the two countries. (

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lakertraw | Feb 8, 2012 |

Bell used in festivals in Ohara in Japan were given to war effort to melt down. Later found by American soldiers and moved to Minnesota (Duluth), bell finally returned to original town years later. Gives a contrived picture of the war, but may give some insight into preserving/returning others' important relics. (

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Preus, Margi	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Takahashi, Hideko	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Yuko’s grandmother remembers that when she was a little girl many years ago in Japan, her town’s beautiful temple bell was taken away to be used as scrap metal for the war effort. She thought she’d never see it again. After the war the bell was brought to America by a U. S. Navy crew who found it abandoned in a Japanese shipyard. Most amazing of all, the bell was later returned to Japan as a gesture of friendship between the former warring countries. Told in evocative prose, this inspiring story based on the American-Japanese Friendship Peace Bell celebrates peace between nations.

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Yoko's grandmother tells about how the bell in their town that would ring on New Year's Eve is given up during the war for scrap metal, finds its way back to their village, and becomes known as the Peace Bell.

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