Japan Numbers & Time 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 numbers and time — from ichi, ni, san to counting anything the Japanese way, reading the clock, and saying any date in the year! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > How many? What time is it? What day is today? Numbers and time are the words a child uses all day, every day. Most English–Japanese first-word books stop at counting to ten. Japan Numbers & Time Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words teaches the whole world of Japanese numbers: > > - 500 number and time words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — number basics, how to count things, counting in daily life, telling the time, days of the week, calendar and dates, order and numbers, math play, the time of your day, and birthdays and number games > - The famous Japanese counters: in Japanese, apples are counted ikko, pencils ippon, cats ippiki and friends sannin — a whole chapter of counters (〜こ・〜ほん・〜まい・〜ひき・〜にん・〜さつ・〜だい), the part of Japanese no other kids' book teaches properly > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs a numbers-and-time motif (number blocks, counting beads, a shopping basket, a clock, the week wheel, a calendar, a podium, an abacus, the sun's path, a birthday cake) 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 number detective together: count the things around you and read every clock and calendar in Japanese! > - The special date words: the 1st is tsuitachi, the 2nd is futsuka, the 20th is hatsuka — the beautiful irregular readings even adults find tricky, all with audio > - Ready for school: reading the clock (〜ji, 〜fun, han), the days of the week, months and dates, and ages and birthdays — the number words of real daily life > - 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 keeps asking "how many?" and "what time is it?" > > Collect all 21 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 · Vol. 21 Numbers & Time