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My awesome Japan adventure : a diary about the best 4 months ever! / written and illustrated by Rebecca Otowa.

Summary:

""Ever heard of micro sushi? Have you played karuta before? Neither did I, until I spent four months in Japan living with a Japanese family." Dan, the narrator of My Awesome Japan Adventure, is a typical American fifth grader, who spends four months with a Japanese family as an exchange student. Although he initially finds it difficult to adjust, Dan is soon having fun wherever he goes--and recording all of his adventures in a diary. With the help of his Japanese foster brother and sister, Daisuke and Mari, Dan visits a Ninja village, tries new foods, learns brush painting, and shares the inside scoop on Japanese school life. Readers of all ages will love experiencing life in Japan from a kid's point of view! Dan's adventures include: My First Week of School Visiting a Ninja Village Fun with Origami Practicing Aikido Making Mochi And much more ..."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781462913466
ISBN: 1462913466
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2013]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Contents; Off to Japan; First Impressions; Japanese Breakfast; First week of School; Daisuke's Challenge Origami; Daisuke's Grandfather tells Stories from Long Ago; Rice Harvest; Mari's Challenge How to Make Onigiri; Relaxing with the Family; Martial Arts; Daisuke's Challenge Bowing; Tea Ceremony; Ninja; Micro Sushi; Shodo Class; Daisuke's Challenge Japanese Writing; Visiting Shinto Shrine; Just for Kids; Train Trip to Osaka; New Year; Mari's Challenge Karuta; Making Mochi; Souvenirs; Backcover.

Source of Description Note:

Print version record.