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Yoko Writes Her Name
Yoko is so excited for the first day of school. She's just learned to write her name. But when Mrs. Jenkins asks Yoko to show everyone, Olive and Sylvia make fun of her Japanese writing. "Yoko can't write. She's only scribbling " The teasing continues as Yoko shares her favorite book at show and tell, and reads it back to front.
That evening, Yoko declares that s...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 29th 2008
by Hyperion
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This story of a little Japanese cat named Yoko is wonderfully written as it teaches children a little bit about accepting differences and diversity. Yoko is teased at school for always writing and reading in Japanese. Some of her classmates tell her she's not going to graduate because it's not in English. This hurts and scares Yoko terribly, until a friend in class wants to learn Japanese as well. With this little gesture, Yoko starts teaching everyone how to write and speak in Japanese. In...more
This was another sweet book on diversity and acceptance from the "Yoko" series, with this installment focusing on an immersion program in kindergarten. Yoko is learning English but is also retaining her first language, Japanese. Her teacher and classmates are supportive, but two girls, Olive and Sylvia tease her mercilessly for not knowing as much English as the rest of the class. The taunts increase as they imply that Yoko may not graduate from kindergarten. A boy called Angelo helps Yoko with ...more
A month before my son began the emersion program at his new school, the latest Yoko book by Rosemary Wells was released: Yoko Writes Her Name. It's the story of Yoko now old enough for kindergarten and full of excitement. Unfortunately two of the other girls thinks Yoko is still a baby because she's writing and counting in Japanese and everyone else is doing it in English.
Rather than this book being about Yoko conforming, it ends up being a perfect introduction to emersion programs. ...more
Rather than this book being about Yoko conforming, it ends up being a perfect introduction to emersion programs. ...more
This is a sweet story about different cultures and languages and introduces Japanese to the Kindergarten set. It's a strange language to young English-speaking children, and the characters as well as the format of writing are very different from English. Since our girls were born in Japan, they were exposed to Japanese from an early age and we enjoyed reading the kanas here (especially since my Japanese ability is about at a Kindergarten level - it was perfect for me!) The story also provides...more
I loved the heart of this story - the children don't believe that Yoko knows how to write, thinking that her Japanese characters are just scribbling. Wonderful story to bring in multicultural backgrounds in a classroom. It would also be a good book that deals with teasing and bullying.
My 2nd grader thought that it was pretty funny in different places, how the bullies were the ones who had trouble learning to write in Japanese.
My 2nd grader thought that it was pretty funny in different places, how the bullies were the ones who had trouble learning to write in Japanese.
Yoko knows how to write her name well, but only in Japanese. Her peers at school believes that when she writes her name in Japanese, she is only scribbling. They believe she won't graduate from kindergarten. This makes Yoko question her own ability to graduate from kindergarten on time. Will she? This book is a great way to incorporate the Japanese culture in the classroom library.
This story is a great read aloud for primary grades. With the main character, Yoko, struggling to write her name and fit in with the rest of the class, students can easily relate. Her journey to catch up with the class and ultimately fit in in her own unique way made the story more enjoyable. I would recommend this story for its great meaning and vibrant illustrations.
Yoko is so excited to go to kindergarten--and she can already write her name! But when she arrives and the teacher asks them all to write their names, the other children make fun of Yoko and tell her that she is only scribbling and will never graduate. Yoko is very upset and unhappy until Angelo asks to learn her secret language: Japanese. Angelo teaches Yoko letters and numbers in English, and Yoko teaches him the same in Japanese. Soon the whole class--except those two mean girls--get in on th...more
In this book about Japanese kindergartener Yoko, the children are learning to write their names, but Yoko uses Japanese writing and the other children think she's just scribbling and make fun of her. As usual in the Yoko books, something happens to create a multicultural understanding and acceptance in the class. I thought the writing in this story was a bit weak, not as interesting as in first two books. Still, it was a hit at my National Library Week story time this week, where our Japanese...more
The Yoko series is great, it really speaks on the topic of acceptance and diversity. This book would be great to read to the class about accepting the culture of the classroom.
A simple, but cute book that teaches acceptance and open-mindedness. I like that it also attempts to teach how to write simple words in English and in Japanese.
Love Rosemary Wells, Love Yoko, had a little bit of trouble with the bullying aspect, although I'm sure this is pretty true to form in grade school.
Both the kid and I really like Rosemary Wells. Cute story, cute pictures.
Thoroughly enjoy her books and the illustrations are charming.
We love Yoko in our house. Cute story.
What a wonderful little story about a kitten that goes to kindergarten. The book explores how easy it is to make to have misconceptions of people based on their ethnicity. Rosemary Wells was my children’s favorite author when they were young. I am only trying to figure out who this Junko Yokota that Rosemary keeps dedicating her books to.
i love how this book incorporates Japanese culture and American culture and shows how even tho your different you are still the same.
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