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y separately published work icon White Crane single work   children's fiction   children's   historical fiction  
Is part of Samurai Kids Sandy Fussell , 2008 series - author children's fiction (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 White Crane
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y separately published work icon White Crane Sandy Fussell , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2008 Z1473027 2008 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction (taught in 1 units) 'Niya Moto is the only one-legged Samurai kid in Japan, famous for falling flat on his face in the dirt. None of the samurai schools will teach crippled Niya, until an offer arrives from the legendary samurai warrior Ki-Yaga, sensei of the Cockroach Ryu. Together with the other Cockroaches, Niya must defeat the fierce Dragons Ryu at the Samurai Trainee Games.' (From the publisher's website.) Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults University of the Sunshine Coast 2010 (Semester 1)
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