All About Japan: Stories, Songs, Crafts and Games for Kids (All About...countries)

by Willamarie Moore

Other authorsKazumi Wilds (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2017

Status

Available

Local notes

952 Moo

Barcode

6644

Collection

Publication

Tuttle Publishing (2017), Edition: Reissue, 64 pages

Description

**2012Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner!** A cultural adventure for kids,All About Japan offers a journey to a new place--and ways to bring it to life! Dive into stories, play some games from Japan, and learn some Japanese songs. Two friends, a boy from the country and a girl from the city, take us on a tour of their beloved land through their eyes. They introduce us to their homes, families, favorite places, school life, holidays and more! Celebrate the cherry blossom festival Learn traditional Japanese songs and poems Make easy recipes likemochi (New Year's sweet rice cakes) andokonomiyaki (Japanese pizza or pancakes) Create origami frogs, samurai helmets and more! Beyond the fun and fascinating facts, you'll also learn about the spirit that makes Japan one-of-a-kind. This is a multicultural children's book for families to treasure together.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

11 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member SqueakyChu
This book is excellent. I selected it at the public library when I was looking for books for my three-year-old grandson. I didn't choose the book for him, but I picked it for myself. I became interested in Japanese culture from reading contemporary Japanese fiction, from being introduced
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(successfully) to manga and anime by my older son, and from following along my older son's accounts of his two recent trips to Japan.

What I loved most about this book was its simplicity and utility. It is easy to understand, with bright, colorful pictures and a multiplicity of activities. My favorite was making an origami frog...which led to me making many origami frogs with my grandson. I was also intrigued by the language sounds which seem like an easy place to start learning Japanese (which my older son is doing now). I love languages so I found this part of the book especially fascinating.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Japan or the Japanese language. This book is great both for kids and adults...even older adults like myself!
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Lexile

860L

Rating

½ (4 ratings; 4.8)
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