本书荣获2011年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖。这部根据真实事件写成的小说,是一部超棒的处女作。1841年,14岁的日本少年万次郎跟随四位渔夫出海,遇到暴风雨,漂流到一座无人岛上。当时的日本限制对外交流,处于闭关锁国的状态。在荒岛上挣扎着生存近半年之后,一行人终于被一艘路过的美国捕鲸船所救。万次郎带着强烈的好奇 The book won the 2011 Newberry children’s literature award. This novel based on real events is a wonderful debut. In 1841, 14-year-old Japanese teenager Manjiro followed four fishermen out to sea, storm, drifting to an uninhabited island. At the time, Japan restricted its foreign exchange and was in a state of closed-door policy. Nearly half a year after struggling to survive on a desert island, a pedestrian was finally rescued by a passing American whaling ship. Manjiro with a strong curiosity