Sakurai, Gail
SAKURAI, Gail
SAKURAI, Gail. American, b. 1952. Genres: Children's fiction, Children's non-fiction. Career: Writer. Publications: FOR CHILDREN: Peach Boy: A Japanese Legend, 1994; Mae Jemison: Space Scientist, 1995; The Liberty Bell, 1996; Stephen Hawking, 1996; The Jamestown Colony, 1997; Paul Revere, 1997; The Louisiana Purchase, 1998; The Library of Congress, 1998; Asian-Americans in the Old West, 2000; The Thirteen Colonies, 2000; Ponce de Leon, 2001; Japanese American Internment Camps, 2002.
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