Karen Kawamoto McCoy
Auteur de Bon Odori Dancer
Œuvres de Karen Kawamoto McCoy
A tale of two tengu : a Japanese folktale 5 exemplaires
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- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 26
- Popularité
- #495,361
- Évaluation
- 4.0
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- 2
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- 2
I also enjoyed this book because of its cultural essence and the extra background information given to the reader at the end of the book. The festival of Obon, the shamisen music, and the kachi-kachi sticks are all terms that most students are not going to be familiar with. Therefore, having the added information at the end of the story allows the students to know a little bit more about the story they just read/heard, and to research it more if they desire. I also like the addition of the Tanko Bushi (Coal Miner’s Dance) at the end of the book because if some students don’t want to read more about this particular culture or concept, they can dance it! This definitely benefits kinesthetic learners and will allow those students to see how different and/or similar their culture when compared to the Japanese culture!… (plus d'informations)