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A book for families to treasure together, "All About Japan" offers not only the most important facts about Japan, but also reflects the spirit that makes Japan one-of-a-kind. 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.
-- Learn the steps of Coal Miner's dance, a nighttime highlight of the O-bon festival. -- Try making your own samurai helmet, folding a leaping origami frog or singing the "sakura" (cherry blossom) song. -- Make "nengajo" (New Year greeting cards), create your own haiki, learn to use chopsticks and more. -- Enjoy stories like "The Creation of Japan" and "The Star-Crossed Lovers." -- Make tasty treats like "mochi" (sweet rice cakes popular at New Year) and "okonomiyaki" (Japanese-style pancakes).
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Maria
The OTT bumpf notwithstanding about Unique Japan ( "treasure"? really?) it's probably a good book for kids newly arrived here, or for a culture class abroad.
JohnBecker
As Maria said, this sounds like the kind of book that would be great for kids in a school library. There should be a series of these books, which would allow kids to learn things about a different country every week.