Japan Weather & Sky Picture Book

About this book

> Written and produced in Japan by Japanese author Aki Wakamatsu (Takikawa TOKOTOKO Kids LLC) — an authentic Japanese picture book, created in Japan, not a mass-produced import. 500 Japanese words of weather and sky — from sora (sky) and taiyō (sun) to the changing moon, star pictures, rainbows and sky wonders! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > What is the sky doing today? Weather and sky words are the words a child uses every single morning — looking out of the window, walking to school, lying on the grass to hunt for cloud shapes. Most English–Japanese first-word books give the weather a page or two of about 15 words. Japan Weather & Sky Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words is a whole sky to explore in one book: > > - 500 weather and sky words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — the sky itself, the sun's day, finding clouds, the rainy sky, the snowy sky, the windy sky, the world of the moon, the starry sky, rainbows and sky wonders, and sky watching > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs a weather-and-sky motif (horizon and wide sky, the sun with its rays, a crowd of clouds, rain clouds, snow clouds, wind swirls, the moon, the starry sky, a rainbow, a telescope) 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 — then play sky detective together: look up, find today's clouds, moon and stars, and say their names in Japanese! > - The Japanese way of loving the sky: morning glow (asayake), evening glow (yūyake), the hazy spring moon, the Milky Way (amanogawa) — beautiful sky words English does not have > - A year of looking up: the moon changing shape night by night, star pictures to connect, cloud shapes to hunt, and a sky diary to keep — this book sends children outside to watch the real sky > - Made in Japan: written and produced in Japan by a Japanese author and a Japanese publisher — authentic words, not generic ones > > Perfect for bilingual families, international families, and any child who asks "what is the sky doing today?" > > Collect all 20 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 · Vol. 13 Jobs · Vol. 14 Weather & Seasons · Vol. 15 Body & Health · Vol. 16 Home & Rooms · Vol. 17 Colors & Shapes · Vol. 18 Clothes & Dressing · Vol. 19 Family & People · Vol. 20 Weather & Sky