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Author: Betty Reynolds
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462923763
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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This multicultural children's book is full of activities, recipes, songs and stories! Brimming with ancient traditions, exciting decorations, and delicious, seasonal foods, Japanese Celebrations for Children will take you on a month-by-month tour of some of Japan's best-loved festivals. Beautifully illustrated and full of fascinating facts about Japanese holidays and family celebrations, this 48-page picture book offers a vivid picture of some of Japan's most festive events including New Year's, Children's Day, Cherry Blossom Festival, Harvest Moon Viewing, weddings, birthdays, Christmas in Japan and much more! With entertaining text and illustrations that explain the significance of the dress, decorations, foods, gifts and activities associated with these events, Japanese Celebrations for Children promises to delight and educate young readers and parents alike.

Author: Dianne M. MacMillan
Publisher: Enslow Elementary
ISBN: 9780894908187
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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This volume examines the history and tradition of two special holidays celebrated by Japanese Americans. During the Obon Festival ancestors and others who died are remembered; but on Children's Day, games, crafts, plays and other joyous celebrations mark the day.

Author: Betty Reynolds
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906338
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107

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Author: Setsu Broderick
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906346
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Packed with colorful illustrations and fun facts about Japanese culture, celebrations, language and history, this multicultural children's books will delight children and parents alike! A wonderful look at Japanese culture and family life, Japanese Traditions is an intricately illustrated romp through the childhood reminiscences of author/illustrator Setsu Broderick. Told via a series of short text blocks and lighthearted illustrations based on cats, Japanese Traditions displays seasonal festivals and activities such as O-Bon (Festival of the Souls), O-hanami (cherry blossom viewing) and preparing for the New Year. While enjoying the charming illustrations of a family of Japanese cats, the author shares her warm childhood memories of many Japanese customs, such as gathering around the kotatsu (heated table) to stay warm, throwing soybeans to keep away ogres and hanging handmade teru-teru-bozu (fine-weather) dolls out the window to stop the rain. There are also many traditional Japanese foods, toys, games and celebrations taught through the illustrations. All in all, Japanese Traditions provides a magical feast for children of all ages.

Author: Willamarie Moore
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462906249
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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**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, 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.

Author: Betty Reynolds
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462910408
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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This multicultural children's book is a kid-friendly introduction to Japanese culture! Katie is a young American girl living in present-day Tokyo. One day, as she walks her dog, she meets Keiko, a young Japanese girl, and her brother Kenji. Join Katie, Keiko and Kenji as they explore the city and its surroundings as they learn about cultural diversity and the customs of their respective countries. Whether eating soba (buckwheat noodles) or spaghetti, studying kana (the alphabet), or dancing at the O-bon festival, the friends discover just how much their two cultures differ--and how much they are alike. Vibrantly illustrated by the author, Tokyo Friends is a wonderful Japanese children's book that introduces young readers to Japanese traditions and customs and also serves well as a valuable beginner's guide to the Japanese language.

Author: Betty Reynolds
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784805308677
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Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Gail R. Benjamin
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814723403
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Benjamin dismantles Americans' preconceived notions of the Japanese education system "Gail R. Benjamin reaches beyond predictable images of authoritarian Japanese educators and automaton schoolchildren to show the advantages and disadvantages of a system remarkably different from the American one..."—The New York Times Book Review Americans regard the Japanese educational system and the lives of Japanese children with a mixture of awe and indignance. We respect a system that produces higher literacy rates and superior math skills, but we reject the excesses of a system that leaves children with little free time and few outlets for creativity and self-expression. In Japanese Lessons, Gail R. Benjamin recounts her experiences as a American parent with two children in a Japanese elementary school. An anthropologist, Benjamin successfully weds the roles of observer and parent, illuminating the strengths of the Japanese system and suggesting ways in which Americans might learn from it. With an anthropologist's keen eye, Benjamin takes us through a full year in a Japanese public elementary school, bringing us into the classroom with its comforting structure, lively participation, varied teaching styles, and non-authoritarian teachers. We follow the children on class trips and Sports Days and through the rigors of summer vacation homework. We share the experiences of her young son and daughter as they react to Japanese schools, friends, and teachers. Through Benjamin we learn what it means to be a mother in Japan--how minute details, such as the way mothers prepare lunches for children, reflect cultural understandings of family and education.

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Languages : en
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M. Hos-McGrane provides information on the celebration of three Japanese children's festivals: Girl's Day, Children's Day, and Shichi-go-san. Girl's Day (Hina matsuri) is celebrated on March 3rd and is also known as the Dolls' Festival. Children's Day is celebrated on May 5th. This holiday is also known as Boy's Day and involves the displaying of carp-shaped streamers. Shichi-go-san is celebrated on November 11th, traditionally only by children who are three, five, or seven. It is believed that these are the ages when the children's bodies are growing the most. The information was compiled by a 5th grade student. Links to related sites are available.

Author: Sabine Frühstück
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520296273
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Few things make Japanese adults feel quite as anxious today as the phenomenon called the “child crisis.” Various media teem with intense debates about bullying in schools, child poverty, child suicides, violent crimes committed by children, the rise of socially withdrawn youngsters, and forceful moves by the government to introduce a more conservative educational curriculum. These issues have propelled Japan into the center of a set of global conversations about the nature of children and how to raise them. Engaging both the history of children and childhood and the history of emotions, contributors to this volume track Japanese childhood through a number of historical scenarios. Such explorations—some from Japan’s early-modern past—are revealed through letters, diaries, memoirs, family and household records, and religious polemics about promising, rambunctious, sickly, happy, and dutiful youngsters.