Haley Healey - Kimiko Murakami: A Japanese-Canadian Pioneer from Yggdrasil

from Yggdrasil

beautifully illustrated for a young audience

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Haley Healey - Kimiko Murakami: A Japanese-Canadian Pioneer from YggdrasilThe inspiring and true life story of Kimiko Murakami, a Japanese Canadian pioneer and internment camp survivor, beautifully illustrated for a young audience. Ganbaru is a Japanese word that means to keep going during hard times and never give up. This picture book introduces young readers to Kimiko Murakami (19041997), a brave and determined woman whose life embodied the ganbaru spirit. Born in the village of Steveston, BC, and raised on Salt Spring