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The Sound of Silence

Katrina Goldsaito Julia Kuo

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English
Orchard Books
27 September 2016
Yoshio thinks Tokyo sounds like a symphony hall! He delights in everyday sounds - shoes squishing through puddles, raindrops pattering down, and lots of giggles! But one day he meets a musician who tells Yoshio that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for the sound of silence. Yoshio must hear this! But how can he find it amid the hustle and bustle of the city? In the vein of Wabi Sabi, this book explains a sophisticated Japanese concept in a child-friendly way.

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Illustrated by:   Julia Kuo
Imprint:   Orchard Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 287mm,  Width: 222mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9780316203371
ISBN 10:   0316203378
Pages:   40
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 6 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Katrina Goldsaito (Author) Katrina Goldsaito's favorite sound is the sound of bare feet on tatami mats. In Tokyo, she worked as an on-camera TV journalist and producer for NHK-World, and has written for National Geographic, The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and The Japan Times. She lives near Golden Gate Park with her husband and son, and spends her days eating avocados and working on her first YA novel. Julia Kuo (Illustrator) Julia Kuo's favorite sound is kuk-kuk-kuk (the sound an angry squirrel makes). She is the illustrator of Go, Little Green Truck and has created illustrations for American Greetings, the Cleveland Public Library, The New York Times, and Capitol Records, among many others. She works from Chicago for most of the year, and from Taipei over the winter.

Reviews for The Sound of Silence

Goldsaito's gentle prose and Julia Kuo's vivid woodblock-style illustrations...beckon the reader into Yoshio's world of sound...So intent is his listening that the moment when Yoshio finds that he can hear the silence feels like a treasure--or a perfect note. <b><i><i>The Washington Post</i></b></i>


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