Kensuke's kingdom

Gorgeous new colour illustrations for the best-selling Kensuke's Kingdom. Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone . . . Kensuke's Kingdom is a gripping adventure from the author of War Horse. Michael …

Drawing from memory

Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan’s premier cartoonist DRAWING FROM MEMORY is Allen Say's own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Ja…

Passage to freedom : the Sugihara story

Against the order of his government, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania issued thousands of visas to Jewish refugees to help them flee the Nazis during World War II.

Cool melons--turn to frogs! : the life and poems of Issa

Born in 1763 on a farm in central Japan, Issa began writing haiku as a young child. Matthew Gollub has integrated the story of Issa's life and selections of his best-known work with Kazuko Stone's visual interpretations in the form of whimsical watercolors. Full color.

Ninjas and samurai : a nonfiction companion to Magic tree house #5 : Night of…

A fact-filled companion to Jack and Annie's fifth adventure discusses what it was like to be a ninja or samurai in ancient Japan and whether or not such talented martial-arts masters actually possessed special abilities. Simultaneous and eBook.

Japan, the culture

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ISBN/ISSN

9780778796664

Collation

32 pages : illustration : 27 cm

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Call Number

952 KAL

Samurai warriors

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0749600748

Collation

32 pages : illustration : 29 cm

Series Title

History highlights

Call Number

952 ROB

I am an American : a true story of Japanese internment

Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Young Shi Nomura was among the 120,000 American citizens who lost everything when he was sent by the U.S. government to Manzanar, an interment camp in the California desert, simply because he was of Japanese ancestry.

Jokes, comic tales & proverbs from Japan

This volume will tickle you with the funny side of evaryday life in old Japan. You will find gems of Japanese wisdom too, like : Marry a thrifty girl even if you have to wear out your shoes trying to win her. Love sees pimples as dimples.

One leaf rides the wind : counting in a Japanese garden

Introduces haiku through a collection of ten simple poems while exploring the diversity and beauty of a Japanese garden as one leaf, three miniature bonsai trees, and other plants and garden treasures are presented.