It Began with a Page - How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way children Drafted by the Japanese Army

Drafted by the Japanese Army just three months before the end of the war

he ends up tattered and alone on a distant shore

ultimately tying the two countries together

the Fighting for Justice series introduces young readers to real-life heroes and heroines of social progress

It Began with a Page - How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way children Drafted by the Japanese ArmyWords by Kyo Maclear and Pictures by Julie Morstad Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's story to be told a story of artistic talent that refused to be constrained by rules or expectations. Growing up quiet and lonely at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyo learned from her relatives the ways in which both women and Japanese people lacked opportunity. Her teachers and family believed in