Thousand Lights

by Hope Benton

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188892781X
• ISBN13: 9781888927818
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Open Minds, Inc.
• Length: 99 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8

Customer Reviews

A Cultural Lovers and Climbers Delight!

The story about the climb up Mt.Fuji was accurate and culturally correct. It was obvious the writer had been to Japan and climbed Mt.Fuji and that the story was in fact a fictional rendition of a real climb by the two brothers. The addition of the Japanese language and translation within the story (not having to look it up at the end of the book) was very effective, making the story seem more realistic. The added surprise that one of the brothers was hearing impaired was important to the story. Showing that the one expected to reach the summit first was not the one who did in the end. Any parent of a child with a physical disability worries about the child no matter what skills they have. They wouldn't be normal if they didn't worry. It was even more rewarding to have Will overcome the obstacles of the exhausting climb. These brothers and their successful climbing of Mt.Fuji are motivational to everyone who likes to hike and climb. Excellent and thoroughly enjoyable.