A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations by Pico Iyer
$19.99 AUD
Category: Japan
Winner of the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year 2020How does a sushi bar explain a Japanese poem?Why do Japanese couples plan matching outfits for their honeymoon?Why are so many things in Japan the opposite of what we expect?After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer knows the country as few ot ...Show more
A River Dream by Allen Say
$9.99 AUD
Category: Japan
While sick in bed, a young boy opens a box from his uncle and embarks on a fantastical fishing trip
Allison by Allen Say
$9.99 AUD
Category: Japan
When Allison tries on the red kimono her grandmother has sent her, she is suddenly aware that she resembles her favorite doll more than she does her mother and father. When her parents explain that she is adopted, Allison's doll becomes her only solace--until she finds a stray cat in the garden and lear ...Show more
Be More Japan: The Art of Japanese Living by DK
$34.99 AUD
Category: Japan
Be More Japan is a "bible" of all things Japanese - from the country's fascinating, ancient traditions to its unique and influential modern culture. Blending both travel information and cultural insights into a single book, Be More Japan helps you understand and experience the best of Japan, both at hom ...Show more
El Chino by Allen Say
$9.99 AUD
Category: Japan | Reading Level: 7-13
The true story of a Chinese boy who, on the advice of his father--"In America, you can be anything you want to be"--grows up to become a bullfighter. "Say fashions a first-person narrative into a resonant biography of an intriguing anomaly. . . .
Emma's Rug by Allen Say
$10.95 AUD
Category: Japan | Reading Level: 5-9
In a story of warmth and surprise, the Caldecott Medalist explores the origins of artistic inspiration with this portrayal of a child who discovers that creativity ultimately comes from within.
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
$12.99 AUD
Category: Japan
Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say gives us a poignant acount of a family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries, and the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once. "The immigrant expe ...Show more
Japan Journeys : Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Japan by Andreas Marks
$32.99 AUD
Category: Japan
From Mount Fuji to the temples of Kyoto, "Japan Journeys" offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations. Art historian Andreas Marks has gathered together approximately two hundred Japanese woodblock prints depicting scenic spots and cultural icons that still delight visit ...Show more
Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns & Stars by Betty Reynolds
$24.99 AUD
Category: Japan
This multicultural children's book is full of Japanese holidays, culture, language and stories The people of Japan love to celebrate. In fact, they love it so much they have a day of celebration, whether it's a change in season, a religious observance, or just a special moment in life, every month of t ...Show more
The Bicycle Man by Allen Say
$9.99 AUD
Category: Japan | Series: Sandpiper S.
"In this simple, engaging remembrance, Say tells how two American soldiers come upon his country school's athletic festival and put on a show of trick bicycle riding that leaves the audience cheering".--Booklist.
The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice by Allen Say
$9.95 AUD
Category: Japan
Thirteen-year-old Kiyoi, an apprentice to the famous cartoonist, Noro Shinpei, tries to develop his talent and become self-reliant, in this novel based upon the author's own boyhood in Japan. "A warm, sensitive portrait of growing up in post-war Japan." -- Booklist, starred review
The Lost Lake by Allen Say
$10.95 AUD
Category: Japan | Series: Sandpiper books
Luke and his father, who is disgusted by the tourists surrounding the once secluded lake of his childhood, hike deeper into the wilderness to find a "lost lake" of their own. "Say's watercolor paintings, embracing the many moods of the natural world, . . . really command attention. Readers will feel tha ...Show more