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Summary: English Language Learners Love Miyazaki
Review: My ELL students go wild over these books, and the back-to-front reading format doesn't seem to affect their usual English reading lessons. I introduced this set into my classroom library this past year. I imagine having seen the film first was helpful for most of my students, but any enticement to read has to be worth something. It certainly is from my standpoint as a teacher. These books are beautiful to look at and obviously fun to read. They remind me of the old Tintin adventure books which helped teach many overseas students to read English a generation ago.
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Summary: Truly Wonderful!
Review: Ok, ok. I'll admit it. Before Spirited Away, I thought all Manga and Anime were crap. I saw Pok'emon and some other really dumb ones. I didn't give it a chance. But then I saw Spirited Away Vol. 1. I said....hhmmmmmm. I should give this a chance...and now, well I'm completly obsessed. Iv'e read al volumes several times and love it more everytime. I think it's really neat that you read it backwards and it even has a sound effects guide! If you are really wanted Harry Potter #5 then I really suggest you get all volumes at once! I havn't even seen the movie and I can't WAIT to see the DVD. Please, get this wonderful paperback-with-a-just jacket now! I can assure you: You WON'T be disapointed. It has a great messege for both boys and girls of all ages. I'd rather not tell yuo the story as I loved it even more when I read it unexpecting every new adventure!
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Summary: A wonderful little book
Review: Poor 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is so unhappy that her family is moving to a new home. But, things go from bad to weird, when her father takes a wrong turn, and finds what he believes to be an abandoned theme park. When night falls, Chihiro finds herself in a strange and threatening world of magic and weird creatures. Rescued by a young boy named Haku, he tells Chihiro what she must do to survive and rescue her parents.This wonderful little book is the work of Hayao Miyazaki, one of Japan's premiere animators. A great thing about this book is that it is printed so as to be read from back-to-front, right-to-left, in the Japanese style, helping to give the reader the feeling of entering another world. I really enjoyed this book, and found the story to be nothing short of wonderful. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Now you can take Chihiro with you wherever you go!
Review: The Spirited Away film comic is great for those who want to admire each of the film's scenes without having to pause their DVDs every second. The book starts from the beginning of the movie, and it ends right before Chihiro enters the boiler room. You have to read it from right to left, and there are some japanese sound fx words that aren't translated in the pictures. Luckily though, Viz put a list of ALL the sounds and what they mean when translated in the 'back' of the book. Anyone who liked the film and wants to read it while on a long drive or in a waiting room should get this. My only complaint is that they should've made the book larger in size, so the small pictures can be seen easier. Either that or I need glasses. :0
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