Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan

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Summary: This is a terrific book
Review: 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!

Rating:
Summary: This is a terrific book
Review: 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!

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Summary: Excellent bilingual book
Review: 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.

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Summary: Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan
Review: 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!

Rating:
Summary: Best-Loved Children's Songs from Japan
Review: 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!