Pictures, puzzles, games, and simple activities introduce the mathematical concepts of multiplication, sequence and ordinal numbering, measurement, and direction.
Japan
Materials from Japan
Anno’s Spain
The imaginative Anno takes us through Spain in his newest journey book, depicting the enchanting cities and eras of this intriguing country. Wordless book.
Anno’s Math Games III
Picture puzzles, games, and simple activities introduce the mathematical concepts of abstract thinking, circuitry, geometry, and topology.
In Shadowland
One winter night, the shadows are interrupted at their games as the Shadowland watchman sees a poor little match girl standing barefoot in the snow in a town in the real world. Deserting his post, he dashes to her rescue, lighting match after match to keep the girl warm. But matches bring shadows, and soon the two worlds–of people and of shadows–are in an uproar, and the watchman and the little match girl must run for their lives.
Anno’s Magic Seeds
A wizard gives Jack two magic seeds with the instructions to eat one, which will feed him for one full year, and plant the other, which will produce two more seeds and allow the cycle to continue, but Jack has his own idea.
Anno’s Aesop: A Book Of Fables
Anno’s U.S.A.
In wordless panoramas, Anno travels through history in his search for things American.
The Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks (Picture Puffins)
A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
The Farmer And The Poor God: A Folktale From Japan
A poor god living in the attic of an unsuccessful family prepares to move with them and causes a reversal of their fortunes.
A to Zen
This book introduces Japanese words from A to Z. Book is designed to be read from back to front and from right to left.
