See Also: Asian Resources
Resource Type | Title/Author | Comments | Check Out Again? | Rating |
Book/Library | Jojofu; Waite, Michael P. | Brave dog protects her master, though her master often doesn't understand | X | 5 |
Book/Library | A Carp for Kimiko; Kroll, Virginia | Tradition of Boy's (Children's) Day & the carp hung for male sons viewed through a daughter's eyes | X | 5 |
Book/Library | Tree of Cranes; Say, Allen | Japanese boy is introduced to Christmas by his mother who was raised in the USA, also touches on disobedience | X | 5 |
Book/Library | How My Parents Learned to Eat; Friedman, Ina | Wonderful story of US soldier and Japanese girl who fall in love but don't know how to eat in their beloved's tradition | X | 5 |
Book/Library | Let's Learn Japanese Picture Dictionary; Passport Books | Nice reference; minimal pronunciation assistance | X | 4 |
Book/Library | Grass Sandals, The Travels of Basho; Spivak, Dawnine | Story of travels of Basho, a haiku poet, through Japan; contains some Japanese characters and translated haikus | X | 5 |
Book/Library | Hiroshi's Wonderful Kite (Our World of People Series); Heller, George | Boy uses kite made to celebrate the Japanese New Year to help catch a thief who robs him | X | 4 |
Book/Library | A to Zen; Wells, Ruth | Book reads from back to front; covers Japanese culture from "A to Zen" but doesn't give much help pronouncing Japanese words | X | 3 |
Book/Library | Look What Came From Japan; Harvey, Miles | Food, fashion, inventions, animals, sports, arts, etc. | X | 3 |
Book/Library | Japan: The Land; Kalman, Bobbie | Very detailed; good for children interested in sitting and listening | X | 4 |
Book/Library | Count Your Way through Japan; Haskins, Jim | Combines counting in Japanese & an introduction to Japanese culture. | X | 5 |
Book/Library | The Way We Do It In Japan; Iijima, Geneva Cobb | Young boy's family moves to Japan and he experiences new Japanese culture | X | 5 |
Book/Library | The Drums of Noto Hanto; James, J. Alison | Legend of how a village successfully kept samurai from invading it; wonderful repetition of drum sounds | X | 4 |
Television Program | "Iron Chef"; Food Network | Fascinating cooking battles; wonderful insight into Japanese culture and food | 5 | |
Activity/Craft | Make a Volcano: use one of the clays from 100+ Goo Recipes (I like the Dryer Lint Clay) to build a mountain around a soup can, then Build a Volcano | ***still in
process, comments so far:
1. Use two batches of the Dryer Lint Clay 2. When tearing apart the dryer lint, either go outside or do it near a stove vent that vents outside -- there's LOTS of dust. |
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Activity | Origami | Fold paper! There are several nice projects in Microsoft Publisher. | 5 | |
World Atlas/Globe | Rand McNally Children's Atlas | Find Japan in/on atlas/globe; notice different islands | 4 | |
Placemats | World Placemats from Wal*Mart | Meal fun and great family discussions | 5 | |
Field Trip | Japanese Restaurant | Show child how to eat w/ chopsticks & offer them the chance | 5
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