My First Book of Japanese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Japanese Language and Culture (My First Book Of.-miscellaneous/English)

Michelle Haney Brown,Aya Padron

ISBN 10: 0804849536 / ISBN 13: 9780804849531

Published by Tuttle Publishing 2017-09-10, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My First Book of Japanese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Japanese Language and Culture (My First Book Of.-miscellaneous/English)
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing 2017-09-10
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804849536
• ISBN 13: 9780804849531
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Padron, Aya
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

My First Book of Japanese Words is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces young children to Japanese language and culture through everyday words. The words profiled in this book are all commonly used in the Japanese language and are both informative and fun for English-speaking children to learn. The goals of My First Book of Japanese Words are multiple: to familiarize children with the sounds and structure of Japanese speech; to introduce core elements of Japanese culture; to illustrate the ways in which languages differ in their treatment of everyday sounds; and to show how, through cultural importation, a single word can be shared between languages. Both teachers and parents will welcome the book's cultural and linguistic notes, and appreciate how the book is organized in a familiar ABC structure. Each word is presented in Kanji (when applicable), Kana, and Romanized form (Romaji). With the help of this book, we hope more children (and adults) will soon be a part of the 125 million people worldwide that speak Japanese!

About the Author

Michelle Haney Brown thrives on awakening preschool through adult students to the wonders of Japan's language and culture. She also teaches cross-cultural navigation to individuals and to groups in organizations such as NASA. She and her family live in Austin, TX. Aya Padron is a freelance artist who works in many media, among them painting and photography. She is the illustrator of My First Book of Korean Words and My First Book of Chinese Words. She and her husband live in Austin, TX.