Tino and the Typhoon
Author:
Alice Geer Kelsey
Illustrator:
Isami Kashiwagi
Publication:
1958 by Longmans, Green and Co., Inc.
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction
Pages:
151
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In the coastal Philippine village of Darapidap lives a boy named Tino, the lighthouse keeper’s son. Watching his father keep the light inspires Tino to do a grown man’s work, but his fears hold him back in his father’s eyes. When a fierce storm threatens the safety of the village and the fishermen at sea, Tino’s courage is put to a true test.
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Isami Kashiwagi
1925 - 2005American
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