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Title: One Leaf Rides the Wind: Counting in a Japanese Garden by Celeste Davidson Mannis, Susan Kathleen Hartung ISBN: 0-670-03525-4 Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Counting to ten in a Japanese garden through haiku
Comment: It makes sense to adopt a non-traditional definition of haiku for this counting book that looks at the hidden secrets of a Japanese garden. So what is impressive is that the haiku in this volume follow the traditional five-seven-five syllable pattern. "One Leaf Rides the Wind" combines the haiku poems of Celeste Davidson Mannis with the illustrations of Susan Kathleen Hartung, created using oil paint glazes on sealed paper as we follow a young girl as she counts her discoveries in and about a garden. To help young readers to understand that Japanese gardens are places that encourage visitors to look within themselves to find peace and tranquility, this beautiful volume includes notesa bout Japanese religion and philosophy. This is how we learn about the shih tzu dog statues that guard gardens and temples as well as the sweet treats that are part of a traditional Japnese tea ceremony. "One Leaf Rides the Wind" is a lovely little counting book because it does so much more than simply provide ten different things for children ages 4-8 to count; it also introduces them to the aspects of another culture that should inspire them to further explanation (and which even inspires some reviewers to use haiku to express their own joy over this book).
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply Gorgeous!
Comment: This book has it all! Beautiful words, pictures and more. It is a misnomer to pass this off just as a counting book. It is poetry, it is art, it is entertainment and it is educational too. What a thrill to be able to sound so knowledgeable about Japanese gardens when asked questions by my little one, thanks to the very discreet information portions of each well designed page. The best part was the final image where we could see the whole garden and recount our journey while counting up all the elements gathered together in a single beautiful painting. Don't miss out on this one! It will be enjoyed for years.
Rating: 5
Summary: Took my breath away
Comment: Took my breath away
my son giggled smiled laughed
this book is a treat
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Title: The Pot That Juan Built (Pura Belpre Honor Book. Illustrator) by Nancy Andrews-Goebel, David Diaz ISBN: 1584300388 Publisher: Lee & Low Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: I Live in Tokyo: A Japanese Calendar by Mari Takabayashi ISBN: 0618077022 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Snake Charmer by Ann Whitehead Nagda ISBN: 0805064990 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Way We Do It in Japan by Geneva Cobb Iijima, Paige Billin-Frye ISBN: 0807578223 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell ISBN: 0786808276 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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