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Name: I Live in Tokyo

Author: Mari Takabayashi
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Genres/categories:
Children, Picture books
Cultures: Japan, Asia

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ISBNs:
9780618494842
9780618077021
0618494847
0618077022

Have you ever been to Tokyo, Japan? Far away, in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo is a busy city of color, activity, celebrations, super gigantic buildings, and much, much more. In this city lives a seven-year-old girl named Mimiko. Here you can follow a year's worth of fun, food, and festivities in Mimiko's life, month by month. You'll learn about the Doll's Festival, riding the bullet train, the right way to put on a kimono, and Mimiko's top ten favorite meals-just try not to eat the pages displaying the delicious wagashi!

Mari Takabayashi evokes the flurry and enchantment of daily life in Tokyo with exquisitely detailed illustrations and descriptions. Her love for the city of her birth blooms in every last glowing vignette.