Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Feb 4: Two Gareth Hinds appearances

Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.

In this historical account by Pamela S. Turner, graphic novelist Hinds illustrates the tale of twelfth-century samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune. After his father is beheaded by the rival Taira clan, young Yoshitsune is sent to a Buddhist monastery—but refuses to stay there. Bent on revenge, he joins a Minamoto relative in a plot to overthrow the Taira. He becomes legendary thanks to numerous violent and daring escapades, including riding a horse down the side of a cliff. His own gruesome end contributed to seppuku, a ritual form of suicide, becoming part of the samurai code. Ages 12 and up

5015 Connecticut Ave NW
WashingtonDC20008
By Pamela S. Turner, Gareth Hinds (Illustrator)
$16.95
9781580895842
On Our Shelves Now
Charlesbridge Publishing - February 2nd, 2016

Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.

In this historical account by Pamela S. Turner, graphic novelist Hinds illustrates the tale of twelfth-century samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune. After his father is beheaded by the rival Taira clan, young Yoshitsune is sent to a Buddhist monastery—but refuses to stay there. Bent on revenge, he joins a Minamoto relative in a plot to overthrow the Taira. He becomes legendary thanks to numerous violent and daring escapades, including riding a horse down the side of a cliff. His own gruesome end contributed to seppuku, a ritual form of suicide, becoming part of the samurai code. Ages 12 and up

Takoma Park Library (MD)
101 Philadelphia Ave
Takoma ParkMD20912

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