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Thirteen-year-old Jiro finds himself caught up in the political events of late eighteenth-century Osaka, Japan when he accompanies his father, Hanji, to deliver a puppet to the Hanaza theater. Yoshida, the owner and master puppeteer, offers to take the boy on as an apprentice. To Jiro’s chagrin, his mother, Isako, does not take Yoshida’s ...
- Katherine Paterson
- 1975
Sep 22, 2020 · 179 pages : 24 cm. A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4. Access-restricted-item. true.
Jan 1, 2001 · The Master Puppeteer is of course another favorite. It is the story of Sabura, a Japanese Robin Hood who steals from the rich to help the very poor in the Japanese feudal system. Jiro,an apprentice, learn’s from the puppet master’s son (Kinshi) the trade of both making and using beautiful puppets for entertainment.
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Mar 24, 1989 · The author of The Master Puppeteer has obviously done quite a bit of homework about this period of history, Japan in the 1700s. The story line is a mystery that involves the secret identity of a Robinhood-like character who is attempting to aid the poor citizens who are being starved by the greed of rich businessmen, a truth to life societal problem in this era.
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- Katherine Paterson
- $6.99
- Harperteen
A mystery story set in feudal Japan, The Master Puppeteer follows Saburo, a Robin Hood-like outlaw who steals from the rich and eludes the authorities. Learn about the characters, themes, and historical context of this novel by Katherine Paterson.
The Master Puppeteer. Katherine Paterson. Harper Collins, Mar 24, 1989 - Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages. Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to ...
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The sympathetic blind chanter, Okada, and the master’s son, Kinshi, help him. Then their sheltered life at the theater, where the members live and work, is suddenly disrupted by rioting night rovers. Finally, the seething world of the street collides with the make-believe world of the puppet theater in an unforgettable climax.
