Tales of the World: Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (Hardcover)

from timothyl33

A simple tale of a girl's journey from her home to the feudal capital of Japan, Edo. Interspersed with haikus and interesting tidbits of how life was like during that time. A nice way of introducing history to children. The watercolor art is superb when it comes to the background, though it didn'...

from timothyl33

A simple tale of a girl's journey from her home to the feudal capital of Japan, Edo. Interspersed with haikus and interesting tidbits of how life was like during that time. A nice way of introducing history to children. The watercolor art is superb when it comes to the background, though it didn'...

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A book for intermediate readers. Prior knowledge would be helpful (poetry, Japanese culture).

from kflach1

There are many reasons why I liked this book "Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers". One of the reasons is this book was written through Gloria Whelan's perspective after learning about Japanese culture in a museum display at the University of Michigan. The story is about a young girl, Yuki, and he...

from kflach1

There are many reasons why I liked this book "Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers". One of the reasons is this book was written through Gloria Whelan's perspective after learning about Japanese culture in a museum display at the University of Michigan. The story is about a young girl, Yuki, and he...