Kids Around the World: We Live in Japan

by Alexandre Messager, Sophie Duffet

Get to know Kids Around the World—their culture, their history, and their daily lives—in the latest additions to this growing series filled with interesting facts, illustrations, and photographs providing the perfect introduction to a country.

Did you know that Japan has the fastest trains in the world, or that Japanese children go to school almost all year round? Kids will learn all about this fascinating country through the eyes of Aoki, Hayo, and Kenji, three children from different parts of Japan. Explore everything from a traditional Japanese lunch to the history of Tokyo, to modern marvels and beautiful traditions in one of the largest cities in the world.

56 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

Reviews

[Ina M. · Rating 1 out of 5]

There's a massive factual error - the author confuses the daimyo and the shogun, claiming the shogun were military generals who governed shogunates, which apparently are territories that Japan was divided into. Nope - the daimyo were the military lords, and there was only one shogun, who was the military equivalent of the emperor. Shogunate was what the political system was called, not a territory. I really wish I knew how the author got so mightily confused. And this is something which actually got published as an educational book...

[Mauri · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very up-to-date resource with excellent visuals.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not like this as much as the We Live In India version. Could just be me, though.

[Brian Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and informative little book.