Battleship Island: The Deserted Island

Name: Battleship Island: The Deserted Island
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Lisa Owings
ISBN: 9781618919274

Author: Lisa Owings

Series: Abandoned Places

Narrator: Dana Fleming

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Bellwether Media

Published: 08/01/2019

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Places, Asia

Synopsis

Hashima, Japan’s sea walls give it the appearance of a ship lost at sea. This look is the reason for the Battleship Island nickname. In this title, reluctant readers will also see Battleship Island as a time capsule. Pieces from the past will point to the deserted island’s coal-mining boom time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon on June 30, 2024

Interesting look at the abandoned Battleship Island (Hashima). Looks like this would be a pretty desolate place to be. I am sure there are all sorts of abandoned places all over the world; I am sure that they tell us something about what we (society) once valued, and what we no longer value.......more

Goodreads review by LandenH on September 11, 2019

this book was very interesting and helped me learn more about what was going on at that time. I would recommend this book to people that like history.......more

Goodreads review by Leonard on January 21, 2020

This is one of several books for children in a series called "Abandoned Places." The series includes "Pripyat," the city of 50,000 that had to be abandoned after the Chernobyl accident, "Craco," a ghost town in Italy, "Bodie," another ghost town in California, and "Machu Picchu," historical ruins of......more

Goodreads review by Gillian on March 13, 2023

Never heard of this place. Now I want to know more!......more