Yuko-chan and the Daruma doll
Subtitle: the adventures of a blind Japanese girl who saves her village
By: story and illustrations by Sunny Seki
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Tuttle Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Rutland, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9784805311875
Subjects: Blind; Bodhidharma dolls; Orphans; Buddhist monasteries; Fiction; People with disabilities; Dolls; History
Description: After the 1783 eruption of Japan's Mount Asama destroys crops in nearby villages, a orphaned blind girl who lives at the Daruma Temple in Takasaki invents a doll representing a famed Buddhist monk and his teachings about resilience.