Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Bamboo Sword
    The Bamboo Sword
    The Bamboo Sword
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Bamboo Sword

    Written by Margi Preus

    Narrated by James Yaegashi

    4/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    Set in 1853 in Japan, this novel follows Yoshi, a Japanese boy who dreams of someday becoming a samurai. Unfortunately, as part of the serving class, Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro, the protagonist of Preus's Heart of a Samurai, and becomes his servant and secret watchdog. Meanwhile, Commodore Matthew Perry and his USS Susquehanna squadron of steamships arrive in Edo Bay demanding "diplomatically" that Japan open its ports to foreign trade. Aboard the commodore's flagship is a cabin boy, Jack, who becomes separated from his American companions while on shore. When he and Yoshi cross paths, they set out on a grand adventure to get Jack back to his ship before he is discovered by the shogun's samurai.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 15, 2015
    ISBN9781501901928

    More audiobooks from Margi Preus

    Related to The Bamboo Sword

    Related audiobooks

    Children's For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Fate Of The House

      Jun 6, 2018

      Today, the house on the hill wrestles for air. Pile upon piles of tree branches, bark and dry leaves clutter the driveway. At night it is dark, a ghost house. It wasn’t always like that. Squeezed between coloured Sydenham and Sparks Estate to the eas

      3 min read

    • Article

      Life after Harry

      Jun 12, 2020

      Life after Harry
      2 min read

    • Article

      Death Of A Radical Rewilder

      May 20, 2020

      Death Of A Radical Rewilder
      4 min read

    • Article

      In Praise of Bossy Big Sisters

      Mar 3, 2017

      Like many young girls, I fell in love with the Little House series when I was about seven years old. What followed was two or three years of obsession; I read the books repeatedly, developed a fondness for long dresses, and regularly wore my hair in

      5 min read

    • Article

      Eyewitness to War

      Jan 1, 2022

      Eyewitness to War
      2 min read

    • Article

      READER RIOTS : Best Jokes of 2021 by YOU!

      Nov 1, 2021

      What do you say to a pig in a bed? Quit hogging the covers! Eliana, age 9 via email Knock, knock. Who’s there? Jimmy. Jimmy who? If you jimmy a key, I’ll let myself in. Lily S. via email Why does tomorrow never come? Because it doesn’t

      1 min read

    • Article

      Cheats Sheets

      Oct 11, 2020

      Cheats Sheets
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Sunchild

      Aug 5, 2020

      The Sunchild
      4 min read

    • Article

      Playing By The Rules

      Jul 19, 2022

      Oishi Susumu was a swordsman in southern Japan in the early 19th century. He mastered a school of swordsmanship and another school of the spear, and in 1832 he traveled to Edo, now Tokyo, where he began visiting dojo and issuing challenges. Japan at

      3 min read

    • Article

      Ghost Trees Of The Far East

      Nov 4, 2021

      SEND FORUM SUBMISSIONS TO THE EDITOR: DRSUTTON@FORTEANTIMES.COM Trees dominate many landscapes. It was said that at one time the forests of Britain were so vast that a squirrel could travel from Land’s End to John O’ Groats without putting a paw on t

      3 min read

    • Article

      Stand Tall

      Jul 10, 2019

      Stand Tall
      8 min read

    • Article

      Hiro And The Storm

      Aug 5, 2020

      Hiro And The Storm
      4 min read

    • Article

      Pio

      Dec 15, 2019

      Pio
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Devil Is in the Details

      Nov 4, 2018

      The Devil Is in the Details
      4 min read

    • Article

      At Japan's Suicide Cliffs, He's Walked 609 People Back From The Edge

      Feb 23, 2018

      FUKUI, Japan - Almost no one jumps on rainy days. They jump when the sun returns and the masses step outside, reminding them of their misery. They jump during financial crises and in the early spring, when Japanese schools open and the pressures of l

      4 min read

    • Article

      Life Always Wins. Follow Me

      Dec 24, 2021

      Happy Holidays. In this special issue we are reprinting our top stories of the past year. This article first appeared online in our “Harmony” issue in July, 2021. Japanese cuisine is so varied and refined that it’s hard to happen upon something unple

      8 min read

    • Article

      136. Aokigahara, Japan

      Apr 20, 2023

      My trip to the forest of Aokigahara started from Shinjuku station in central Tokyo. From here, I could travel straight to the town where my guesthouse was located. The bus was rather empty, so I had both seats to myself for relaxing and looking out t

      4 min read

    • Article

      Philosophy Of The Samurai

      Dec 1, 2022

      Philosophy Of The Samurai
      5 min read

    • Article

      Way Of The Samurai

      Sep 2, 2021

      Way Of The Samurai
      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Bamboo Sword

    4/5

    7 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      Solid and interesting story of Japan during some of the first contact with US warships -- companion book to Heart of a Samurai, but both stand alone.