Bookts to read

Title

Bookts to read

Language

English

Year

1935

Subject

Book talks.

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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TRAVEL "{ .</ho11 f<( Wm to rise and go Vherc r!ll~ golden apples grow;H'hffc below another sky f'r11Tot islands anchored lie, A 1 ,d, wntclwd /Jy cockatoos and gords, l.ol'l.el!f Crusocs building lwnts;n- 11 ( ,.e in sunshine renching ouf F,a.':fcrn cities miles about, An• with mosque nnd minaret A mvng sandy gardens set, Jl nd the rich goods fl'om near and far H•rng Jo,. sale in the bazar;"From "A Child's Garden of Verses by R. L. Stevenson. STORIES OF OTHER LANDS Young people are generally VCfi' curious to know about the things that boys and girls of other countries do at home, how they live, h0w they dress, how they play and what holidays they cclcbrat.:. Many young people have classm.1tes or playmates who haw come from that beautiful land of Nippon. They especially. arc the boY:; and girls who would want to know mL•rc about Japan in order that they may understand and enjoy their little Japanese friends all the more fully. The stories in the following books were at one time written in the Japanese language on! y. Nov. these stories have been translated in· tn English and retold by peopl'.! who hoped that some day the English reading boys and girls of the wnrld would enjoy them. If you arc fond of fairy tales. THE JAPANESE FAIRY BOOK b~· Y ci Theodora Ozaki is one or the most attractive books in which the stories are very Japanese in spi riL Then. too. this book has been illustrated by a Japanese artist. It is the kind of book which makes a lovely gift. If you happen to be w:t.hing for a nice book. you can put this one on your "wishing list." THE YOUNG CITIZEN Another book is J AP ANES E FAIRY TALES retold by Teresa Pierce Williston. It is illustrated bv Sanchi Ogawa. Sarne of th.! st,orics in it are:-'"The Wonderful Teakettle" '"The \Vood-cutter's S;,J..e" "The Mirror of Matsuya m;1" "'The Eight-Headed Scrprnt" '"The Stolen Charm" "'Urashima": "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow" "SpippeitJro": "The First Rabbits''; "Lord -Bag of Rice": "Peach Darling"· "The Old Man with a Wart" '"The Eighty· one Brothers": "The Bamboo-Cuttt:r's Daughter". Herc is a beautiful title for a book. THE WEAVER OF FROST. It is written by Ken Naka:-:awa and illustrated by S. Mizuno. Any boy and girl bet ween the Jg.cs of eight to twelve will find the .<:tor y of the princess who was exiled from Moonland very entcrt.Jining. The story goes that any one bringi?:g a stranger to Mobnland will be exiled. It so happens that the lovely princess carries an insect in the sleeve of her gown. When the princ<.~s"s disobedience is discovered she is exiled to the earthland. And of c>:>urse. many things happen to her. There is quite a choice of stories in 1 HE W E A V E R OF THE Hi.OST. Herc is the contmts :1 he Weaver of the Frost; The Blossom l'vbkcrs: The Moon Bird: The Bamboo Princess: The Comin...: of the Paper Carp: Th(? Carp Rider: One Laugh too M.1ny: The Crack: The Rain Forecaster: Hoppic's Famous Kick: Sting Mc'.: The Poison Frog: The Last Fight. Japanese FAIRY TALES by L"lfcadio Hearn cannot be ll·ft off this list. Lafcadio Hearn is the one person wbo studied Japanese folklorl' and Japanese life so closely thJt he himself seems like a Japanese stNy-teller. But only four of the 18' srorics in this book arc wrim·n by L.1fcadio HcJ.rn. The other stones ar,: by Grace James. Prof. Basil. J-!.~11 Chamberlain and others. Ger tri.;dc A. Kay did thl.' illustutions. In order to know J little more ahout the J.1pancsc. how they li\'C. \\·li.lt holidays they celebrate. what thl' boys and girls play. JAPAN. KOREA AND FORMOSA by Eunice Tietjens will tell you all sorts of interesting things. Th~ book is very entertaining. The picru1cs arc all real photograpbs and thL print is quite large. Perhaps. you alread)r know thl' little book call~d THE JAP.\NES!' T\VINS by Lucy Fitch Perkins Miss Perkins has written so man~' books about children of other lands tbat arc read o\'cr and over again by many boys and girls. Thie boo\. is easy rcadi.ng. Sec if it isn"t in yvur school library. IN KIMONO LAND by Emnl.1 S. Yule is interesting reading because it tells us what the boys and girls of Japan do. The photographs ar:.? in colors so we can sec the colors of the flowers, of the dresses worn by the children and of the interiors of th~ homes. There arc both stories ,1r.J poems in this book. Y ASU-BO AND !SHI-KO. A BOY AND GIRL OF JAPAN is written by P. A. Sowers and illmrr;.tcd by Margaret Ayer. This book. too. is not so very thick. IL h,1s only one hundred and forty thee pages. The little sister Ishi ko and her brother Yasu-bo have a little playmate in their house who wa.-; found on their mother's door step one day. Certainly a vcrv mystetious thing. isn't it~ But you read rh· book yourself to find out about tbr.' mystery. If anv of the Japanese boys and I;irls \Vb.a read this book page know of any other good story book~. pk.::sc let Aunt· Alma know abou1 them. Then we can add them to our Japanese booklist and give the otlirr boys and girls a ch.1nce tn !"l'z.d about them Next month there will be a list of good books about China and also :} list of Chinese stories. ( Pf<·as(" t11rn to page J.QO)

Date Issued

I(7) August, 1935

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