Written by the mother-daughter team of Eriko and Anna Sato, this book introduces 109 kanji characters to children with poems and illustrations. It includes all the Japanese Government specified first grade level kanji characters and a sprinkling of simple second to sixth grade characters. The kanji are introduced in the context of 36 colorful paintings and poems by 14-year-old Anna Sato, herself a kanji learner. Each of the poems is presented in both Japanese and English, and all kanji are accompanied by furigana (small hiragana letters), stroke-order diagrams, sample vocabulary and boxes for writing practice.

• ISBN: 9784805310373
• Authors: Sato, Anna; Sato, Eriko
• Published: 2009 , C. E. Tuttle
• Themes: Alphabet, Japanese
• Descriptors: Asia, Bilingual, Japan, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Reference
• No. of pages: 64