Samurai: Japan's Noble Servant-Warriors

Graphic History: Warriors

by Blake Hoena, Orban Janos (Illustrator)

Samurai warriors are often thought of as stoic loners who wandered the land helping poor villagers fight against their oppressors. However, although a few Samurai worked alone, most of them considered it dishonorable. These highly-skilled warriors usually served a noble lord, and they fought fiercely to protect their master's lands. Dynamic illustrations and fascinating tales of famous Samurai teach readers what life was like as a noble servant-warrior in Feudal Japan.

Genres: History, Graphic Novels

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2019

About the author

Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parents house, and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boys had nothing to do with Blake’s pesky brothers. Later, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Since graduating, Blake has written more than thirty books for children, including retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he’s working on a series of graphic novels about two space alien brothers, Eek and Ack, who are determined to conquer our big blue home.

--from the author's website

Reviews

[Highland G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative book.

[Lizzie & Koala Skywalker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good and interesting graphic novel about the history of the samurai. It also had true stories. ~ Lizzie😀🎮

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read, but I consider the one about ninjas more interesting.