Tsunami! (Hardcover)

from roseannes

This is a really cute folktale that I'd never heard before. The story of how sometimes you have to sacrifice something to save other people and that there is nothing you can own that is more valuable than human life. A man sets his field on fire to draw people away from the party on the beach whe...

from ramfam5

I gave the book Tsunami! 4 stars because it was an accurate depiction of what life was like in Japanese villages hundreds of years ago. The folktale was also interesting as well. It's about a rich elder who burns his crops to save the villagers from a tsunami. The villagers question the elder's m...

from jordan70

A beautiful collage book that tells the story of a man who sets his rice fields aflame to warn his fellow villagers about a impending tsunami. I love the cultural details in the illustration of the festival and style of dress. Great for a classroom science/ natural disaster discussion.

from KelseyDavison

Tsunami is a Japanese Folklore picture book. This is the story of a wealthy man, known as "Grandfather" who watches from his thatched roof house as his village celebrates the rice festival. He knows something isn't right and it wasn't long until an earthquake shakes the village. As the beach wide...

from mdgilmor

In Tsunami!, Kajikawa tells the story of Ojisan, the man who saved the village. Ojisan, the wealthiest man in the village, burns all of his crops in order to save thee people of the village. He is able to do this because his grandfather told him about tsunamis when he was a young boy. Ed Yound il...