Issunboshi
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896100421 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 68 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
I would highly recommend it. Jo I had a copy of this book that I took when I visited my granddaughters. One granddaughter in particular wanted me to read the book over and over again to her. Since I wanted to take the book home with me to read to all my grandchildren, I looked for another copy on Amazon. I was able to find a copy even though the book had been around for a long time and send it to my granddaughter for her own personal copy. She continues to ask my son and daughter-i. "Bilingual and Bicultural" according to Ann Azuma. This is a beautiful and colorful re-telling of the Japanese folktale, Issunboshi, in English.The oni, monsters in the story are pretty scary-looking, but my five- and seven-year-olds find the story exciting. The costumes and setting are from ancient Japan (Heian period,) and thus show another kind of kimono than that we often associate with Japanese tradition. The princess wears the twelve-layer kimono, like Masako-sama wore when she married the pres
On the day she asks him to journey to the Shrine of Ise, where she will pray for a husband, his heart shatters for he is in love. How can the one-inch warrior of this classic Japanese folktale prove his worth to the lovely princess? To this day, all over Japan, the story of Issunboshi is famous: the inch-boy who had within himself the bravery, the determination, and the love that are the mark of every full-sized man.. Armed with a needle for a sword, Issunboshi, the one-inch boy, becomes bodyguard to the Prime Minister's beautiful daughter, Miyuki