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Japanese nursery rhymes : Carp streamers, Falling rain, and other traditional favorites / Danielle Wright ; illustrated by Helen Acraman ; [translations by Anna Yamashita Minoura].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Japanese Original language: Japanese Publication details: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 sound disc (37 min., 59 sec. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 4805311886 (hardcover)
  • 9784805311882 (hardcover)
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Contents:
My hometown / Tatsuyuki Takano -- The roly-poly acorn / Nagayoshi Aoki -- The village festival / Japan's Ministry of Education -- Chorus of the raccoons / Ujou Noguchi -- Falling rain ; The little red bird / Hakushuu Kitahara -- Bubbles / Ujou Noguchi -- The train / Unknown -- Come spring / Gyofuu Souma -- Carp streamers / Miyako Kondo -- The seagull sailors / Toshiko Takeuchi -- Snow / Japan's Ministry of Education -- The rabbit dance / Ujou Noguchi -- The moon / Japan's Ministry of Education -- The cradle lullaby / Hakushuu Kitahara.
Summary: Traditional Japanese verses depicting the natural world and the many tiny moments that make childhood special, such as blowing bubbles, escaping the rain, rolling an acorn, and flying a kite. Presented in Japanese script, Japanese Romanized form, and English.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.8 W948 Available 33111007099019
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**2012 Creative Child Magazine Media of the Year Award Winner!**

A delightful collection of fifteen well-loved rhymes, Japanese Nursery Rhymes is the perfect introduction to Japanese language and culture for young readers.

What better way to learn the Japanese language than through rhymes and music. This beautifully illustrated multicultural book features songs and rhymes in both English and Japanese. Accompanied by an audio CD with recordings of kids singing in both languages -- songs so fun and charming, it will be nearly impossible for you not to sing along!

Favorite Japanese songs and rhymes include: My Hometown Bubbles The Rabbit Dance The Cradle Lullaby and many more!
For preschoolers and beyond, this book will be a joy to the mind, the eye, the ear and the heart.

My hometown / Tatsuyuki Takano -- The roly-poly acorn / Nagayoshi Aoki -- The village festival / Japan's Ministry of Education -- Chorus of the raccoons / Ujou Noguchi -- Falling rain ; The little red bird / Hakushuu Kitahara -- Bubbles / Ujou Noguchi -- The train / Unknown -- Come spring / Gyofuu Souma -- Carp streamers / Miyako Kondo -- The seagull sailors / Toshiko Takeuchi -- Snow / Japan's Ministry of Education -- The rabbit dance / Ujou Noguchi -- The moon / Japan's Ministry of Education -- The cradle lullaby / Hakushuu Kitahara.

Traditional Japanese verses depicting the natural world and the many tiny moments that make childhood special, such as blowing bubbles, escaping the rain, rolling an acorn, and flying a kite. Presented in Japanese script, Japanese Romanized form, and English.

Parallel text in English and Japanese; acc. CD in English and Japanese.

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