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The tsunami has swept everything away including Kenta’s most prized possession, his soccer ball. When tragedy strikes Kenta’s small village in Japan, he does all he can to hang on to the things that matter to him most. But amidst the chaos of an emergency evacuation brought on by the tsunami, Kenta and his family must quickly leave their home, taking with them only the barest necessities. Climbing to safer ground, Kenta watches helplessly as his prized soccer ball goes bouncing down a hill and gets swept away by the waves, never to be seen again that is until it washes up on a beach on the other side of the world, into the hands of a child who takes it upon himself to return the ball to its rightful owner. In this evocative picture book, Ruth Ohi’s glowing art transports the reader to Japan with gentle images that offer reassurance amidst the background of an environmental catastrophe. Inspired by true stories of personal items being washed ashore thousands of miles away after the tsunami of 2011, Kenta and the Big Wave is about the strength of the human spirit and the power of Mother Nature. Including an afterword explaining tsunamis to young readers.
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Ruth Ohi is an author, and the illustrator of more than 20 books for children including her bestselling Chicken, Pig, Cow series. She is a tireless presenter at schools and libraries, where she shares secrets of her trade with children. Ruth lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario. Check out Ruth's website at www.ruthohi.com.
The more important message of connection and caring--a young man carrying an elderly woman on his back as the wind gains greater force, survivors huddling to comfort one another in the colossal wreckage, children somehow finding the ability to laugh and play even in tragedy--rings loudly throughout Ohi's soft, gentle illustrations on every page. (Terry Hong BookDragon 2013-08-06)
From beginning to end, author/illustrator Ohi manages an admirable balancing act... Clever but accessible wording abounds... Muted colors work well with the sparse, poetic text to create an appropriate gentleness. The placement of words and pictures...ensure easy use as a read-aloud to a group of young children. An eminently child-friendly treatment of the devastation that follows disaster. (Kirkus Reviews 2013-10-01)
The story of this simple act of goodness is told as a storyteller might relate it, simple language with big themes. (Peter Marino Pirate Tree 2013-08-13)
I know that Kenta and The Big Wave will touch many readers, though I suspect there will be many a teacher who will recognize the multitude of teachable moments in the book: perspective, compassion, loss, grief, generosity and tsunamis. Here is a story that explains, with kindness, that which seems almost inexplicable. (CanLit for Little Canadians 2013-09-17)
The determination of the people in Kenta's village to hold on to hope is a good message for young readers as are the boy's selflessness in returning Kenta's ball and Kenta's gratitude at being reunited with his soccer ball. (Karyn Miehl CM Magazine 2013-10-18)
Spare language and full-color watercolor illustrations that flesh out the narrative make this a multilayered introduction to Japan, the concept of a tsunami, and the cross-cultural commonality of soccer for children. (Kathleen Flinn School Library Journal)
Ohi has written a very simple but compelling look at surviving a natural disaster. (Tasha Saecker Waking Brain Cells 2013-10-07)
Beautifully written and illustrated. (Laura Reilly Resource Links)
From beginning to end, author/illustrator Ohi manages an admirable balancing act... Clever but accessible wording abounds... Muted colors work well with the sparse, poetic text to create an appropriate gentleness. The placement of words and pictures...ensure easy use as a read-aloud to a group of young children. An eminently child-friendly treatment of the devastation that follows disaster. (Kirkus Reviews 2013-10-01)
The story of this simple act of goodness is told as a storyteller might relate it, simple language with big themes. (Peter Marino Pirate Tree 2013-08-13)
I know that Kenta and The Big Wave will touch many readers, though I suspect there will be many a teacher who will recognize the multitude of teachable moments in the book: perspective, compassion, loss, grief, generosity and tsunamis. Here is a story that explains, with kindness, that which seems almost inexplicable. (CanLit for Little Canadians 2013-09-17)
The determination of the people in Kenta's village to hold on to hope is a good message for young readers as are the boy's selflessness in returning Kenta's ball and Kenta's gratitude at being reunited with his soccer ball. (Karyn Miehl CM Magazine 2013-10-18)
Spare language and full-color watercolor illustrations that flesh out the narrative make this a multilayered introduction to Japan, the concept of a tsunami, and the cross-cultural commonality of soccer for children. (Kathleen Flinn School Library Journal)
Ohi has written a very simple but compelling look at surviving a natural disaster. (Tasha Saecker Waking Brain Cells 2013-10-07)
Beautifully written and illustrated. (Laura Reilly Resource Links)
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- PublisherAnnick Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1554515777
- ISBN 13 9781554515776
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
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