num_pages: 232
description: This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man--its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.
language: English
title: Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
titlecomplete: Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
characters: Sosaku Kobayashi, Totto
genres: Literature, Childrens, Japan, Classics, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Education, Japanese Literature, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 28373
places: Japan, Tokyo
publisher: Kodansha USA