The last kappa of old Japan : a magical journey of two friends / story and illustrations by Sunny Seki.
Material type:
TextPublication details: North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, ©2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9784805310885
- 480531088X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2095 S463 | Available | 33111008085447 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
With unique and playful illustrations this multicultural children's book is a classic Japanese fairy tale that young children and parents alike will love.
The Last Kappa of Old Japan is a warmly written and beautifully illustrated children's book that introduces many aspects of traditional Japanese culture and folklore, while teaching an important lesson about environmentalism. The story is of a young Japanese farm boy who develops a friendship with a mythical creature-- the kappa--a messenger of the god of water. The tale begins in post-Modern Japan when the boy is young and the kappa is healthy and ends when the kappa, now the last one left on Earth, keeps an important promise to his human friend.
A story of love, friendship, and adventure, readers of all ages will enjoy this picture book by award-winning author/illustrator, Sunny Seki.
In 1860s Japan, young Norihei saves the life of a kappa, one of the mythological beings who keep the water clean, and the two become friends, but changes brought by the Industrial Revolution force the kappa to leave, only to return when Norihei needs him most. Includes historical and cultural notes.