Japanese nursery rhymes Carp streamers, Falling rain, and other traditional favorites

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Danielle
Other Authors: Acraman, Helen (Illustrator), Minoura, Anna Yamashita
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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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.
Physical Description:32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN:9784805311882 (hardcover)
4805311886 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Danielle Wright first began collecting nursery rhymes for her young son in 2005. In 2008 she created the award-winning multilingual book My Village: Rhymes from Around the World . Danielle has taught English to children in Japan and currently runs an at-home writing, public relations and editing business. She lives in New Zealand with her husband, two children and two cats.

Helen Acraman is a New Zealand artist living in Toronto, Canada. Her whimsical graphic works reflect a passion for environmental issues, natural living and the childlike quality that lives in everyone. Together, they wrote Korean Nursery Rhymes: Wild Geese, Land of Goblins and Other Favorite Songs and Rhymes , also available from Tuttle Publishing.