Japanese nursery rhymes
Subtitle: Carp streamers, Falling rain, and other traditional favorites
By: by Danielle Wright ; illustrated by Helen Acraman ; [translations by Anna Yamashita Minoura]
Contributors: Acraman, Helen, ill; Minoura, Anna Yamashita
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Tuttle Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tokyo; Rutland, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9784805311882
Subjects: Japanese Nursery rhymes; Children's poetry, Japanese; Nursery rhymes; Japanese language materials; Bilingual
Description: Traditional Japanese verses depicting the natural world and the many tiny moments that make childhood special, such as blowing bubbles, escaping the rain, rolling an acorn, and flying a kite. Presented in Japanese script, Japanese romanized form, and English.
Table of contents: title: Hometown / by Tatsuyuki Takano; title: The roly-poly acorn / by Nagayoshi Aoki; title: The village festival / by Japan's Ministry of Education; title: Chorus of the raccoons / by Ujou Noguchi; title: Falling rain / by Hakushuu Kitahara; title: Little red bird / by Hakushuu Kitahara; title: Bubbles / by Ujou Noguchi; title: Train; title: Come spring / by Gyofuu Souma; title: Carp streamers / by Miyako Kondo; title: The seagull sailors / by Toshiko Takeuchi; title: Snow / by Japan's Ministry of Education; title: The rabbit's dance / by Hakushuu Kitahara; title: Moon / by Japan's Ministry of Education; title: The cradle lullaby / by Ujou Noguchi.