Japan

Japanese / English (Our World)

Emily Satoko Seo, Aunyarat Watanabe

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Barefoot Books Ltd
01 October 2022

Baby books; Languages & ESL; Japanese - Languages

Series: Our World

Float through the cherry blossoms, snack at the market and watch the stars twinkle following a day in Japan. With text and artwork developed especially for babies, author Emily Satako Seo and illustrator Aunyarat Watanabe draw on personal experience of life in Japan to create this appealing board book for young readers.

AGES: 0 to 4

AUTHOR: Emily Satoko Seo, a Japanese Canadian chemist turned children's book author, writes about food, culture, science and nature. She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and two young children.

Aunyarat Watanabe is a Japanese illustrator who loves to explore imaginary worlds and to express her inner child through art. Creating fun content for kids is her passion. She lives and works in Tokyo, Japan with her pet caterpillars.

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Author Emily Satako Seo and illustrator Aunyarat Watanabe draw on their lived experience of life in Japan to create this book .

A focus on daily life in Japan, rather than landmarks, offers real insights into this culture that will resonate with children from all over the world .

Introduces basic Japanese vocabulary .

Bold artwork, engaging text and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers .

Endnotes offer simple explanations of the objects and actions found in the book

By: Emily Satoko Seo
Illustrated by: Aunyarat Watanabe
Imprint: Barefoot Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9781646866298
ISBN 10: 1646866290
Series: Our World
Pages: 20
Publication Date: 01 October 2022
Recommended Age: From 0 to 4 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years
Format: Board book
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Emily Satoko Seo, a Japanese Canadian chemist turned children’s book author, writes about food, culture, science and nature. She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and two young children.

Reviews for Japan (Japanese / English) (Our World)

As an age-appropriate visual guide offering a few Japanese phrases alongside the English narrative, this book presents scenes of daily life that tidily fit within a framework of characteristic associations with Japan - Kirkus Reviews