{"product_id":"treasury-of-japanese-folktales-9781462914623","title":"Treasury of Japanese Folktales","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn Japanese and enjoy folktales at the same time with this whimsically illustrated multicultural children's book!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bilingual edition of \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Japanese Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e—presented in both English and Japanese—contains 12 of the best Japanese legends and fairy tales, told to generation after generation of Japanese children. Originally written in English by Yuri Yasuda, based on her interpretations of traditional Japanese tales, these charming stories of rich imagination are now accompanied by Japanese text by Yumi Matsunari and Yumi Yamaguchi. The Japanese text includes basic \u003ci\u003ekanji\u003c\/i\u003e accompanied by \u003ci\u003efurigana\u003c\/i\u003e to help beginning learners to recognize and learn the characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdventures carry us, on turtle-back, to the splendors of the underwater palace of the dragon princess, to the beautiful hills where Kintaro plays with his animal friends, and to a temple where we discover a \"tea kettle\" that is really a cunning badger in disguise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 98 color illustrations, executed with great skill and imagination, bring to life the charming characters of these heart-warming tales of old Japan, which include:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShitakiri Suzume, the Tongue-Cut Sparrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKintaro, the Strong Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaguya Hime, the Luminous Princess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMomotaro, the Peach Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBunbuku Chagama, the Lucky Cauldron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yuri Yasuda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294867665147,"sku":"9781462914623","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_5e5ce207-a1e4-4fda-8b80-dec43028b9c5.jpg?v=1779190870","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/treasury-of-japanese-folktales-9781462914623","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}