Sakamoto's swim club how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory

"The true story of science teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who formed a champion swim club consisting of the Hawaiian and Japanese children of impoverished sugarcane workers in the 1930s. Without a proper pool to swim in, Sakamoto trained his team in irrigation ditches and coached the kids to swim against...

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Main Author: Abery, Julie (Author)
Other Authors: Sasaki, Chris (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2021.
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