Japan Garden & Plants 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 GARDEN words — rose, bonsai, moss, sunflower seeds, the watering can — the words of things that GROW! Every word with romaji AND free listening audio! > > Words stick when little hands have touched the real thing. A child who has planted a seed, watered a sprout and picked a tomato they grew themselves never forgets those words — in any language. Most English–Japanese first-word books squeeze plants into a page or two ("flower, tree, apple"). Japan Garden & Plants Picture Book: My First 500 Japanese Words gives the whole garden its own book: > > - 500 garden and plant words (not 100, not 320) across 10 chapters — garden flowers, trees leaves and shade, the vegetables we grow, garden fruits and berries, seeds sprouts and parts of a plant, soil water and sunshine, garden tools, herbs and sweet smells, bonsai and Japanese gardens, and harvest day in the garden > - Romaji for every single word, so any parent can read Japanese aloud with confidence > - A picture for every word — each illustration pairs a garden motif (a big blooming flower, a shady tree, a vegetable basket, a fruit branch, a seed and sprout, a watering can in the sun, garden tools, a pot of herbs, a bonsai on its stand, a harvest basket) 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 garden detective together: find a plant that is growing near you — a flower opening, a new leaf uncurling, a tiny tomato turning red — and say it in Japanese! > - Real Japanese gardens included: bonsai, moss, stone lanterns and raked sand patterns — the garden culture of Japan, in words a child can say > - Zero overlap with the other 26 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, balcony gardeners, and any child who loves to watch things grow. > > Collect all 27 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 · Vol. 27 Garden & Plants