Japan Actions & Verbs 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 ACTION words — eat, drink, run, jump, read, laugh, cry — the verbs that turn single words into real sentences! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > Nouns name things. Verbs make sentences! A child who knows "apple" can point — a child who knows "eat," "want" and "give me" can TALK. Most English–Japanese first-word books are almost all nouns, with a handful of verbs tucked inside. Japan Actions & Verbs Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words is the missing half of the series — a whole book of DOING words: > > - 500 action and verb words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — waking up and morning routines, eating and drinking, moving your body, hands at work, home and helping, school and learning, play and outside, talking and feelings, nature in motion, and going out and town life > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs an action motif (a sunrise and alarm clock, a bowl with chopsticks, a running figure, a pencil and star, a house and broom, an open book, a kite and ball, a speech bubble and heart, the sun and clouds, a signpost and footprints) 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 action detective together: watch for an action happening near you — someone eating, running or reading — and say it in Japanese! > - Verbs in dictionary form throughout, the form Japanese dictionaries and lessons build on — no padded conjugations counted as separate words > - Zero overlap with the other 25 volumes: every one of the 500 entries is new, so series collectors can add it without buying the same words twice > - 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 ready to go from naming things to saying what they DO. > > Collect all 26 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 · Vol. 22 Family & Feelings · Vol. 23 Money & Measures · Vol. 24 Sea & Water · Vol. 25 Sports · Vol. 26 Actions & Verbs