Bibliograph

Sakamoto's swim club, how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory, written by Julie Abery ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki

Type

Label

Sakamoto's swim club, how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory, written by Julie Abery ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sakamoto's swim club

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1249946517

Responsibility statement

written by Julie Abery ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki

Sub title

how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory

Summary

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

Target audience

primary

Classification