Erika-San
Caldecott Medalist Allen Say creates a beautiful story about an American girl who seeks adventure in Japan and discovers more than she could have imagined.In her grandmother’s house there is one Japanese print of a small house with lighted windows. Even as a small girl, Erika loved that...
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Caldecott Medalist Allen Say creates a beautiful story about an American girl who seeks adventure in Japan and discovers more than she could have imagined.In her grandmother’s house there is one Japanese print of a small house with lighted windows. Even as a small girl, Erika loved that picture.It will pull her through childhood, across vast oceans and modern cities, then into townsolder, quieter placesshe has only ever dreamed about.But Erika cannot truly know what she will find there, among the rocky seacoasts, the rice paddies, the circle of mountains, and the class of children.For Erika-san, can Japan be all that she has imagined?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780618889334 (0618889337)
Publish date: January 26th 2009
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I had a great time reading this book. The illustrations are phenomenal! And the story was cute, too. I really liked the main character, Erika, and how she just fell in love with Japan and its history when she was a child. She reminded me of myself. I loved how so worked so hard throughout her life s...