Japan Animals Picture Book

About this book

500 Japanese words of Japan's animals — from the tanuki to the red-crowned crane, from the snow fairy shima-enaga to the giant salamander! The biggest bilingual Japanese-animals picture book for kids. Every word with romaji AND free listening audio!

Meet the animals that live only in Japan! The tanuki drumming its belly, the cranes dancing in the snow, the tiny white shima-enaga, the Iriomote cat of the jungle island, the great purple emperor butterfly — plus the words for baby animals, paws and footprints, and the sounds animals make in Japanese (dogs say "wan-wan", frogs say "kero-kero"!). Most English–Japanese first-word books stop at 100 or 320 general words, and their animal pages are the same lions and elephants everywhere. Japan Animals Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words is a whole world of Japanese wildlife in one book:

500 animal words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — mountain animals, satoyama and fields, Hokkaido and snow country, the southern islands, rivers, ponds and rice fields, sea creatures, birds of Japan, small creatures, baby animals and families, and bodies, sounds and moves Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence A picture for every word — each illustration pairs an animal motif with the word's first kana, so children learn Japanese letters while they learn words Free audio QR code: scan it to open the listening page and hear all 500 words in English and Japanese — hear how Japan's animals sound! Only-in-Japan animals you won't find in other books: tanuki and sika deer, Amami rabbit and Okinawa rail, giant salamander and medaka, jewel beetles and Genji fireflies

The companion deep-dive to Vol. 1 (Animals): Vol. 1 teaches the world's animal names — Vol. 12 goes deeper into the animals of Japan and the words of animal life. Perfect for bilingual families, little animal lovers, and any child planning a trip to Japan's zoos, aquariums and mountains.

Collect all 12 volumes: Vol. 1 Animals · Vol. 2 Festivals · Vol. 3 Seasons · Vol. 4 Vehicles · Vol. 5 Food · Vol. 6 Town · Vol. 7 Daily Life · Vol. 8 Nature · Vol. 9 School · Vol. 10 Play & Friends · Vol. 11 Music · Vol. 12 Animals of Japan