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All About Japan

Stories, Songs, Crafts and Games for Kids

Willamarie Moore author Kazumi Wilds illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Tuttle Publishing

Published:21st Feb '17

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All About Japan cover

**2012 Creative 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 like mochi (New Year's sweet rice cakes) and okonomiyaki (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.

"In this treasure-trove of information, two children, one a Tokyo urbanite and the other from a rural village, introduce readers to their country and its culture, including geography, language, traditional arts, costume, etiquette, sports, and festivals. The scope of this book is remarkably comprehensive, covering almost anything a child would want to know, from traditional folktales to contemporary video games and anime." --School Library Journal
"A book for families to treasure together. You'll dive into stories, try new crafts, play some games from Japan, learn Japanese songs…it's the next best thing to being there." --Japan Today
"Enjoy a fresh view of what makes Japan special." --Mizuhito Kanehara, Dean, University of Tokyo

ISBN: 9784805314401

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 624g

64 pages