Ball, Jacqueline A.
Himeji castle : Japan's samurai past / Jacqueline A. Ball, Stephen Brown. - New York, NY : Bearport Publishing Co., c2005. - 32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Castles, palaces & tombs .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Samurai castle--Reward for a lord--White crane castle--Beautiful but strong--Grounds for defense--Two swords always ready--Secrets inside--Shadow warriors--An amazing maze--A palace for a princess--Okiku's well--Visiting Himeji Castle today.
School Library Journal, September 2005 Library Media Connection, January 2006
Describes how the "White Heron" was built as a defensive fortress.
3.0. 2.0-7.0.
9781597160018 (lib. bdg.) : 18.95 1597160016 (lib. bdg.) 1597160245 (pbk.)
2004020987
Himejijo (Himeji-shi, Japan)--History.
Castles--Japan--Himeji-shi.
Hemiji-shi (Japan).
DS897.H462 / B35 2005
952/.02
Himeji castle : Japan's samurai past / Jacqueline A. Ball, Stephen Brown. - New York, NY : Bearport Publishing Co., c2005. - 32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Castles, palaces & tombs .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Samurai castle--Reward for a lord--White crane castle--Beautiful but strong--Grounds for defense--Two swords always ready--Secrets inside--Shadow warriors--An amazing maze--A palace for a princess--Okiku's well--Visiting Himeji Castle today.
School Library Journal, September 2005 Library Media Connection, January 2006
Describes how the "White Heron" was built as a defensive fortress.
3.0. 2.0-7.0.
9781597160018 (lib. bdg.) : 18.95 1597160016 (lib. bdg.) 1597160245 (pbk.)
2004020987
Himejijo (Himeji-shi, Japan)--History.
Castles--Japan--Himeji-shi.
Hemiji-shi (Japan).
DS897.H462 / B35 2005
952/.02