Description
*Picked as one of the best books of 2013 by the Association of Booksellers for Children*
A perfect introduction to Japanese culture for kids, My Awesome Japan Adventure is the diary of an American fifth grader who travels to Japan to spend four exciting months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. He records all his adventures in this diary so that he can tell his friends back home about what he did and saw during his time in Japan. With the help of a Japanese foster brother and sister, he visits a Ninja village, tries new foods, learns brush painting, and gets the inside scoop on daily life in a Japanese school. Readers of all ages will love experiencing life in Japan from a kid's point of view!
Dan's adventures include: My First Week of School, Visiting a Ninja Village, Fun with Origami, Practicing Aikido, Making Mochi, and much more... As a multicultural children's book, My Awesome Japan Adventure is perfect for kids who want to explore another culture and have fun in the process!
About the Author
Originally from California, Rebecca Otowa is a writer, painter and teacher who--during her thirty years in Japan--has become a wife, mother, grandmother, and the chatelaine of a 350-year-old farmhouse in Shiga, Japan. She is the author of At Home In Japan.
Reviews
"My Awesome Japan Adventure is lush with specific, intriguing details about the Japanese culture and the lives of Japanese children and families. It's the voice, though, that will win kids over. Otowa smartly chose to write about Japanese culture, using the point of view of Dan, who, at the end of the book, vows to come back to Japan." --The Children's Book Review
"I liked this book [...] I liked what Dan learned, and I thought that he made some pretty fun choices. At the end, he hoped he would be coming back soon." --Miriam, age 10, City Book Review
"...the story and illustrations will hold a child's interest with comparisons to Japanese and American culture written in a voice they can easily identify with." --The Japan Times
Book Information
ISBN 9784805312162
Author Rebecca Otowa
Format Hardback
Page Count 48
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Weight(grams) 340g
A perfect introduction to Japanese culture for kids, My Awesome Japan Adventure is the diary of an American fifth grader who travels to Japan to spend four exciting months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. He records all his adventures in this diary so that he can tell his friends back home about what he did and saw during his time in Japan. With the help of a Japanese foster brother and sister, he visits a Ninja village, tries new foods, learns brush painting, and gets the inside scoop on daily life in a Japanese school. Readers of all ages will love experiencing life in Japan from a kid's point of view!
Dan's adventures include: My First Week of School, Visiting a Ninja Village, Fun with Origami, Practicing Aikido, Making Mochi, and much more... As a multicultural children's book, My Awesome Japan Adventure is perfect for kids who want to explore another culture and have fun in the process!
About the Author
Originally from California, Rebecca Otowa is a writer, painter and teacher who--during her thirty years in Japan--has become a wife, mother, grandmother, and the chatelaine of a 350-year-old farmhouse in Shiga, Japan. She is the author of At Home In Japan.
Reviews
"My Awesome Japan Adventure is lush with specific, intriguing details about the Japanese culture and the lives of Japanese children and families. It's the voice, though, that will win kids over. Otowa smartly chose to write about Japanese culture, using the point of view of Dan, who, at the end of the book, vows to come back to Japan." --The Children's Book Review
"I liked this book [...] I liked what Dan learned, and I thought that he made some pretty fun choices. At the end, he hoped he would be coming back soon." --Miriam, age 10, City Book Review
"...the story and illustrations will hold a child's interest with comparisons to Japanese and American culture written in a voice they can easily identify with." --The Japan Times
Book Information
ISBN 9784805312162
Author Rebecca Otowa
Format Hardback
Page Count 48
Imprint Tuttle Publishing
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Weight(grams) 340g
