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| A Year in Japan:
Folktales, Songs and Art for the Classroom |
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A book of resources for elementary school teachers who wish to teach about Japan in an authentic, fun and engaging way. It teaches about festivals, national holidays, and seasonal activities in Japan throughout the year, using folktales, traditional children’s songs and art.
“What more could I need to make the Japan that I had so quickly come to love easily accessible to my students?”
Sara Ingram, Enrichment Teacher, Old Saybrook public Schools, CT
“(This book) provides a comprehensive array of teacher-friendly materials about the arts of Japan with explicit direction so that teachers who are not familiar with Japanese lore will have no trouble bringing to their students the same games, stories, songs and crafts that children in Japan also enjoy throughout the year.”
Mary M. Kitagawa, Author of Enter Teaching!: The Essential Guide for Teachers New to Grades 3-6
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Courage, hope, and forgiveness intersect in
these poignant and moving tales from Motoko’s childhood
in Osaka, Japan. In the title story, Motoko discovers her grandfather’s
shocking secret at his funeral. Half Girl is about her
special friendship with her aunt, a breast cancer survivor. As
a young woman in The Invisible Wall she is roped into
meeting a young doctor for an arranged marriage!
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Like a Lotus Flower: Girlhood
Tales from Japan features original music by Yumi Kurosawa,
a highly acclaimed player of 20-string Koto. Recommended for age
12 to adult.
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Tales of Now & Zen is Motoko’s long-awaited second project. With the same team of creative talents from her first CD (Yasko and Archie Kubota-musicians; Eshu Bumpus-additional vocal; Robert B. Smyth-producer) Motoko created a unique blend of folklore, myth, and original tales. You will learn how a Japanese grandmother lies about her age, how a proud single mother a century ago survived in a conformist society, and how it feels to raise a son in the U.S. |
Recommended for age 10 to adult, Tales of Now & Zen conveys the spirit of Japan through singular charm and grace.
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A winner of 2002 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award and a 2003 Storytelling World Award, The Promise of Chrysanthemums is a collection of Asian folktales, songs, and original stories.The tales range from hilarious to poignant, charming to sublime. Eshu Bumpus, an African American storyteller and long-time partner of Motoko, adds his gentle spirit to the creation. |
Yasko and Archie Kubota, Boston--based Japanese musicians, lend an authentic and exquisite atmosphere to the stories. Produced by Robert B. Smyth of Yellow Moon Press, the CD is recommended for listeners age 8 to adult.
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