Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan (English and Japanese Edition) [Hardcover]

Yoko Imoto (Author), Monique Leahey Sugimoto (Editor), Dianne Ooka (Translator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up

This handsomely illustrated collection includes bilingual text and complete musical notation for 15 popular children's songs introduced in Japan between 1919 and 1949. Of special interest to parents, teachers, and librarians.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Heian (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English, Japanese
• ISBN-10: 0893468371
• ISBN-13: 978-0893468378
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,196,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a terrific book, November 15, 2000

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Connie P. Aizeki "reading for two" (Lafayette, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan (English and Japanese Edition) (Hardcover)

I love this book. The lyrics to each song are written in both the Japanese and English alphabet, so non Japanese speakers can sing along. My son's Japanese grandparents borrowed this book and sang all of it's songs into a tape recorder. The recording is one of my most prized posessions. The illustrations are really sweet, warm watercolors. On the last page is an index explaining the cultural background and significance of each song. This is a great book!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent bilingual book, July 29, 2004

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T. Takeuchi "ttoshi" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan (English and Japanese Edition) (Hardcover)

This book has many classic Japanese children's songs, and my mother knew every one of them, most by memory. All of the music is written out (in treble clef), so if you can read music, then it's great for you. Most of the lyrics are written out in romaji (Roman text) and also in hiragana, so it is good for non-Japanese text readers too. One issue is that only single verses are written in romaji, so the second/third verse of the song must be read in Japanese (hiragana). The text each song is in both English and Japanese, so it's nice to know what you are singing if you don't know all of the Japanese words.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan, November 24, 1999

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Jamie Long, Elementary Music Teacher (Hackettstown, N.J.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan (English and Japanese Edition) (Hardcover)

This book was wonderful. It included the Japanese as well as English lyrics. Many children's books neglect to include notation of the music, but this one does not. I had my K - 4 children singing Japanese in no time at all!