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The Big Wave

Pearl S. Buck

194757 pagesabout 1 hour
1947
first published
  • 1947John Day · 78 pages · ENG
  • 1960Scholastic Book Services · 94 pages · ENG
  • 1973J. Day Co. · 78 pages · ENGISBN 9780381999230
  • 1999Scholastic Inc · 57 pagesISBN 9780439156103
  • 2012Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 57 pages · ENGISBN 9781453267479
  • 2000Novel Units · ENGISBN 9781561371204
  • 1986HarperTrophy · 64 pages · ENGISBN 9780064401715
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780808572725
PlayfulWhimsicalOceanShort readCreativity

His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.

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Character focusSingle lead

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