Product Description

This book has large, busy pictures for looki ng and talking, surrounded by small, labelled pictures of 10 00 of the most familiar things, to build up the reader''s Jap anese vocabulary. This is backed up by a full alphabetical w ord list. '

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36253 in Books
• Published on: 1995-12-08
• Original language: English, Japanese
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

Fun way to learn simple words!
Certainly not a book for advanced students of Japanese, but quite fun for beginners, even for those (much) older than the suggested age. The book is well thought out, with words taken from everyday use. The dictionary at the back of the book with all the presented words is quite helpful, especially for those (very few) pictures that can have several meanings. I especially appreciated the use of kana and romanji for each word. The art work is in the classical childrens book style: cute and practical.

Very good vocabulary source for children
Brilliantly illustrated and thoughtfully compiled, this book is ideal for children of any age who are learning to speak Japanese. A good list of verbs and adjectives, along with vocabulary on just about everything a child would want to say makes this book a bargain! Lets hope Usbourne follow this up and make a second book.

Not good enough
The proofreading of the kana is non-existent. E.g. on page 7, there's a duster labelled as a washing machine. On page 8, a snail is labelled as a kettle and a sprinkler is labelled a dustbin. I could go on....

The scenes depicted aren't well suited for teaching a non-European language. E.g. on page 5 there's a duvet ("kakebuton" = "kake" + "futon") and a bed ("beddo"), but no futon. What would you think of a book of English vocabulary that had the words "futon" and "bedspread", but not "bed"?

The artwork is pretty good, and the pictures are fun to look at.