| Title | : | The Bracelet |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 039922503X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780399225031 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1993 |
The Bracelet Reviews
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Emi, a young Japanese girl in second grade, receives a gold bracelet from her friend just before she, her mother, and her sister leave their home for an internment camp. War is raging across the sea, and because Japanese-Americans look like the enemy, they are the enemy. Emi's father has already been removed to a P.O.W. camp in Montana because he worked for a Japanese company. When Emi loses the bracelet, she discovers that it is not necessary to have objects to remember important people and places; they live in one's mind.
The Bracelet is a simple text that introduces young students to the internment of Japanese-Americans that occurred during World War II. It is informative and accessible (and includes a helpful author's note), but it lacks significant incident. I prefer Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki, which is for slightly older children. Still, this is a lovely book. The author's description of the empty rooms, stripped of all personal belongings and furniture (where did all these items go?) will certainly remind readers of homes the have loved and left, and the sensory details the author provides about the "barracks" Emi and her family are forced to live in--actually barely refurbished horse stalls, with the lingering odor of the animals, as well as bugs, and dust--go a long way to underscore all that has been lost. -
Beautiful but does have a very abrupt ending.
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I enjoyed this book! I thought it was simple enough to be understood by young readers but still carried an important message about the camps the United States forced the Japanese into.
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A good introduction to the subject of Japanese American internment camps.
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The illustrations are beautiful.
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A bittersweet story full of emotion. Lovely illustrations. Would be really good for readers age 9-12, as there is a lot of text.
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The Bracelet tells about the sadness a young girl named Emi feels when she learns her family is being sent to a prison camp for Japanese-Americans. Emi's friend Laurie brings her a going away present. It is a gold bracelet with a heart charm. She loves it instantly and vows to never take it off. Emi's family arrives at the camp and is assigned to a filthy barrack that used to be a horse stable. Emi later realizes she has lost her bracelet. She felt it was the only way to remember her friend Laurie. Later, as she unpacks her clothes she remembers how Laurie and she had both worn their red sweaters the first day of school. She realizes she doesn't need the bracelet to remember Laurie.
Social Studies Relevance: This book fits well into a unit that deals with World War II. It also would work nicely when discussing past experiences and learning from them to improve the present. It could be used to develop listening, speaking, reading, writing, citizenship and character skills.
Relationship to Social Studies State Core:
* Write a conclusion about an historical event in order to formulate and idea for present and future events.
* Create individually or in a group, one or more of the following: newspapers, posters, poetry, bumper stickers, interviews, surveys, bulletin boards, stories, letter writing, diaries, dialogues, or songs.
* Outline the major historical events, wars, and documents that played a significant role in the United States history from 1492 to the present.
* Evaluate with class members right and wrong actions, according to universal standards, as being morally acceptable or unacceptable. -
When I read this book I was more interested in the actual story then the elements that the author utilized. I believe this book is an amazing example of how important people can be in our lives, and to always appreciate what you have. Also, the main character, Emi, loses her new bracelet that her friend gave her allows the reader to obtain sympathy towards Emi. I did a little bit of independent research and found out that the author Yoshiko Uchida was also in an interment camp, indicating her knowledge of the subject. I love when authors use a little of their past to enhance their writings. This book is a wonderful book to use when your students are learning about the Japanese interment camps and the Asian exclusion acts.
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Not quite what I was expecting it to be.
I thought it was going to be a story of the Japanese internment camps but instead I got a story of how friendship doesn't need physical proof to be true.
It's felt like the book was just beginning to dip itself into the pool but then suddenly jerked out stating that it was done leaving the reader feeling just lost at the abrupt end.
I also didn't really like the art style -
Genre: Juvenile fiction, picture book, historical fiction
Format: Print
Plot: Emi, a Japanese-American child living in Berkeley, is sent to internment camps during WWII.
Readers advisory:
Review citation: SLJ 1993
Source: Best Books for Children
Recommended age: 6-10 -
The Bracelet written by Yoshiko Uchida and illustrated by Joanna Yardley is a very sensitively written book about the Japanese-American interment camps. During W.W. ll specifically 1942 America and the Japanese were at war. In the Western United States Japanese and American-Japanese citizens were taken from their homes and sent to live in internment camps. The story opens with a little girl named Emi getting ready to be picked up and taken to one of the prison camps. She knows she is going to miss her home and friends, one friend in particular named Laurie Madison. Laurie came to say good-bye and brought with her a gift of a bracelet for Emi to take to camp with her. Emi tells Laurie she will never take it off and always remember Laurie because of it.
At the camp the bracelet is lost and EMi is heartbroken. She realizes as she unpacks her things she is reminded of things that her and Laurie did and discovers she carries Laurie in her heart, mind and memories and doesn't need the bracelet as a way to remember Laurie. I loved the illustrations in this book. The illustrations make it feel like there are real people on the pages of the book. The colors are happy with a touch of sadness reflecting the sadness that was going on in the book.
I would never have read this book if it had not been on the list and I am glad I did. It reminded me of one of the events in U.S. history that is definitely not a shining moment in U.S. history. The author explains in a very good way a sad event. -
This book introduces Japanese internment to early elementary readers. It has more words than most picture books and the story, obviously, covers a tough subject. The author actually lived it and drew on her memories for many of her children's books. This one is basic. It explains WHAT happened and WHY but delves more into the feelings of the main character, Emi, and her fears of forgetting her best friend and her life before. She learns a valuable lesson about memory.
I liked the story very much. It's a tough subject but absolutely one that should be taught at a much younger age than most kids learn about it, if they learn about it at all. Obviously it's a little scary but it's told from 9-year-old Emi's point-of-view. It's boiled down more to her thoughts and feelings: why? Horrible! Will my best friend remember me? Will we be able to return home again? Adult readers will pick up on how strong and admirable Emi's mother is. This book feels very age appropriate and a good starting place LONG before the required high school read of Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
The illustrations were done from life, from carefully chosen children from a Japanese-American school. They didn't really wow me but they're not awful -
The Bracelet by Joshiko Uchida Illustrator Joanna Yardley, Hindi Language Translation by Arvind Gupta Children’s Illustrated Colour Picture Book- The book narrates the story related to Second World War about Japanese American citizens. 7-year-old, Emi, her sister and mother reside in Berkeley, California. In the year -1942 all Japanese- American families are sent to internment camp. Her father was arrested earlier and sent to a different camp in Montana. Each family is allotted a space for settlement. This is part of a race track used as a stable. All Japanese-American families are living here under rough conditions. Emi realizes that she has lost the bracelet that her best friend Laurie Madison gave her as a goodbye gift. At first, she was so upset but she soon realizes that she does not need the bracelet after all as she will always carry Laurie in her heart and mind. It is a great way to introduce to your children about how people were treated back in those times and how people were discriminated against due to their race, culture, gender and more. It really is a powerful message to the children that they can carry with them throughout their whole life. Coloured illustrations help the reader to relate to the story. I have read the Hindi Language translation of this book.
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A child's look at Japanese internment during WWII in the US through the eyes of a young girl Emi. Emi's concern is that she will not be able to remember her friend because she has lost the bracelet her friend gave her.
I applaud this title for stating that the family was first placed in a horse stall at the fairgrounds for their lodging.
I am confused about the use of the term "prison camp" when most of the time I read of "internment camp". I need to check what term was being used at the time of this ongoing happening.
Interestingly the Library of Congress just this week (May 2017) published online newspapers that were published in the internment camps. -
The girl in this book has to leave her best friend. Her mother and father left her as well. Before the girl leaves her best friend she is given a bracelet. She promises to never take it off. The is a remembering piece to help keep the ones she loves the most closer to her heart. The lesson is to never forget your closest connections. I would recommend this to fourth graders to help them understand the power of true connections.
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This is a story about a young girl being sent with her family, as many other Japanese families were, away from their San Francisco homes during the Japanese Internment. One of Emi's friends gives her a bracelet as a token to remember her. This book points to a tragic time in American history which, as the book notes, was retrospectively condemned by Presidents Ford and Carter separately. I did feel that the ending lacked resolution, but perhaps that was the point.
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Yoshiko Uchida tells the treatment of Japanese-American families during the second world war by telling a story about Emi's family and her friendship with Laurie. Uchida focuses on the day when Emi is leaving her house at Berkeley for the camp.
Great book provides a good foundation in understanding children's experiences and emotional turmoil during internment. -
What a scary feeling for a young child to have about being forced to move even though they didn’t do anything wrong. WWII historical fiction. Japanese-American. Internment camp. Figurative language. Water color illustrations are beautiful!
