Sorry I can't rate it higher. It probably deserves better, but I found it too short to be fully developed or to engage me.
And even in this 25th anniversary edition the illustrations, famous art by Japanese persons, weren't reproduced cleanly. But the intent was important. Buck published this in , and the introduction makes it clear that it's a sort of an attempt at reconciliation and friendship between her American readership and the Japanese people, and an homage to their spirit and their c Sorry I can't rate it higher.
Buck published this in , and the introduction makes it clear that it's a sort of an attempt at reconciliation and friendship between her American readership and the Japanese people, and an homage to their spirit and their country.
Oct 21, Hazel added it. Read for school. View all 6 comments. Chloe Ikr! Jan 09, Khagendra B rated it liked it. It talk about close relationship with friends and how the ocean are dangerous. The sea come again and again because the sea was close to kino and jiya home. Kino live in farm and he work at field it connect to me because I live in farm before and I work at field.
Kino married jiya sister It's interesting because he doesn't have his family so he married jiya sister he made lots of relationships with other. Kino live close to jiya house. Kino family live close from mountain and sea the wave kill kino mom and dad it's interesting. I didn't think it was realistic because it's was dangerous.
In real live they would move away. I recommend this book to teenagers because it make you feel lot of emotions. Jul 04, K. Shelves: kids-young-adult , boy-s-bookshelf , girls-bookshelf , read-aloud-to-kids-shelf , kids-tween-age , kids-young.
What a little treasure hiding in my library shelves! AT 57 pages one might not think there could be too much to it, only it's written by Pearl Buck, so of course she can pack everything she wanted to about the subject into such a tiny book. I know next to nothing about the Japanese culture, but I felt captivated by the people in this book and their outlook on life. I think this will be a great book to read aloud to kids of any age.
If we don't read it to our Friday kids, I think I'll read it to mine. The messages are timeless and important. The messages of faith, healing, and that life is more precious in the face of danger and hardship never go out of style. Probably my favorite thing about the book is the wise way in which Kino's parents let Jiya heal from his devastation.
It seemed so natural and right. Some favorite quotes: "We must learn to live with danger," he [the father] now said to Kino. Ocean is there and volcano is there. It is true that on any day ocean may rise into storm and volcano may burst into flame. We must accept this fact, but without fear. We must say, 'Someday I shall die, and does it matter whether it is by ocean or volcano, or whether I grow old and weak? Fear alone makes man weak.
If you are afraid, your hands tremble and your feet falter, and your brain cannot tell hands and feet what to do. But his father shook his head. It was not the ocean or the sky that made the evil storm. We only know that they come. When they come we must live through them as bravely as we can, and after they are gone, we must feel again how wonderful is life.
Every day of life is more valuable now than it was before the storm. Always many of us are lost. That is why our people never fear death. We see it too often and we do not fear it. To die a little later or a little sooner does not matter. But to live bravely, to love life, to see how beautiful the trees are and the mountains, yes, and even the sea, to enjoy work because it produces food for life--in these things we Japanese are a fortunate people.
We love life because we live in danger. We do not fear death because we understand that life and death are necessary to each other. View all 5 comments. Dec 13, Michelle Cotnoir rated it it was amazing. A captivating and beautiful story! We read this for school and couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it. Sep 23, zabarj rated it really liked it Shelves: multi-culture-lit.
Summary: Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. The famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life after escaping the tidal wave Summary: Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan.
My Take on it: I really enjoyed reading this book. Somewhat a harder reader, but this is good in the sense that there is lots for readers to uncover through this short narrative. I would have to say the genre is realistic fiction because the story could be true, even though it is fictional. The story lends itself to research and the identification of visual imagery. Pearl S. Buck does a great job describing characters and events without providing the whole picture I believe that this is the reason there aren't any illustrations.
I plan on using this book in a multi-cultural book club. I want to use this book and Journey to Jo'Burg. Any suggestions on a third book? My thanks to April for letting me know about this book.
I agree with her comments, and I also think it does a great job in bringing into the story why people rebuild in a devastated area. These quotes from the story could've been written about here in N. People spoke of "the time before" and "the time after" the big wave.
The big wave had cha My thanks to April for letting me know about this book. The big wave had changed everyone's life. View all 3 comments. May 26, Keri rated it it was amazing. A very short read with an incredibly powerful message. After a tsunami destroys a small fishing village in Japan, one surviving boy discovers that life is more powerful than death. A beautifully written story with lots to think about. Feb 26, T. It begins happy, with two boys who were best friends, and loved to go swimming together to a little island.
Jiya rarely speaks, the Old Gentleman comes to offer to adopt Jiya, Jiya refuses and goes to live with Kino. The boys grow up, and one day they see two men building on the beach, where everyone had been killed. Jiya sees this, and decides he would like return to being a fisherman, like his father. He marries Sestu. We give this book 3. View 2 comments. Feb 27, Ashley VanDenBerghe added it. I read the book The Big Wave. It was a really good book and the author was very good.
It is about a boy named Kino who lives on a farm. His friend Jiya lives on the beach because his father is a fisherman. There was a really bad storm coming so Jiya was told to go to the castle on the hill but he didn't want to leave his family. Jiya made it to Kino just in time. Jiyas whole family was killed so Kinos family took care of him. Jiya and Kinos sister got married once they were older. Jiya decided t I read the book The Big Wave.
Jiya decided to build their house on the beach but put a window facing the ocean which is not tradition so then they know when another storm is coming. I really liked this book and would recommend it.
Sep 21, Bethany W rated it it was amazing Shelves: school , personal-library. A poignant story about life on the island of Japan in light of volcanoes and tsunamis. We will help him to feel he still has a home. Jiya will feel when he wakes that he can never be happy again. He will cry and cry and we must let him cry. But he cannot always cry. After a few days he will stop crying all the time. He will cry only part of the time.
He will sit sad and quiet. We must allow him to be sad and we must not make him speak. But we will do our work and live as we always do. Then one day he will be hungry and he will eat something that our mother cooks, something special, and he will begin to feel better.
He will not cry any more in the daytime but only at night. We must let him cry at night. But all the time his body will be renewing itself. His blood flowing in his veins, his growing bones, his mind beginning to think again, will make him live. Someday he will accept their death as part of his life. He worries about what they will do if the big wave returns, but Jiya shows him that he has cut a panel into the back room of his house which looks out onto the ocean.
In doing this, Jiya will be prepared if the big wave returns, and he is not afraid. Kino and his parents return to their farm, leaving Jiya and Setsu at their new home to start their new life. Read more from the Study Guide. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get The Big Wave from Amazon. View the Study Pack. View the Lesson Plans.
Plot Summary. Section 1: pages Section 2: pages However, Kino and Setsu, his young sister, are very happy with the arrival of Jiya in their home as they now have one more person to play with.
One day an Old Gentleman arrives at their house to inquire about Jiya and asks them if he could take him as his son. Time passes by and Kino grows up to be a strong man. He works on the farm but, eventually decides to go back to the sea. Jiya saves this money to buy a boart. Finally, he sets up his bamboo shack and turns it into a good home on the seashore. He also purchases a good fishing boat and starts fishing.
The Old Gentleman becomes happy at this self-rehabilitation of Jiya but regrets his decision of not living in his castle as his son. Yet, Kino fears that the new couple may face the risk of another big way in which they could perish but Jiya expresses his resolution of living in the face of risks. Told in the third person narrative , the novel is written for children as a reading book.
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