Grandfather Cherry Blossom

Grandfather Cherry Blossom
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Publisher : Kodansha
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 4770017596
ISBN-13 : 9784770017598
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Grandfather Cherry Blossom by :

A kind old woodcutter and his greedy neighbor are appropriately rewarded for their deeds.

Under the Cherry Blossom Tree

Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 37
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ISBN-10 : 9780618556151
ISBN-13 : 061855615X
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Under the Cherry Blossom Tree by :

A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers.

The Cherry Blossom Tree

The Cherry Blossom Tree
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Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 080662843X
ISBN-13 : 9780806628431
Rating : 4/5 (3X Downloads)

Synopsis The Cherry Blossom Tree by : Jan Godfrey

Five-year-old Harriet's grandfather explains that everything that is born has to die sometime, but that God's love makes all things new.

The Sakura Obsession

The Sakura Obsession
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9780525519904
ISBN-13 : 0525519904
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sakura Obsession by : Naoko Abe

Each year, the flowering of cherry blossoms marks the beginning of spring. But if it weren’t for the pioneering work of an English eccentric, Collingwood “Cherry” Ingram, Japan’s beloved cherry blossoms could have gone extinct. Ingram first fell in love with the sakura, or cherry tree, when he visited Japan on his honeymoon in 1907 and was so taken with the plant that he brought back hundreds of cuttings with him to England. Years later, upon learning that the Great White Cherry had virtually disappeared from Japan, he buried a living cutting from his own collection in a potato and repatriated it via the Trans-Siberian Express. In the years that followed, Ingram sent more than 100 varieties of cherry tree to new homes around the globe. As much a history of the cherry blossom in Japan as it is the story of one remarkable man, The Sakura Obsession follows the flower from its significance as a symbol of the imperial court, through the dark days of the Second World War, and up to the present-day worldwide fascination with this iconic blossom.

The Scent of Cherry Blossoms

The Scent of Cherry Blossoms
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Publisher : Waterbrook Press
Total Pages : 210
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307446558
ISBN-13 : 0307446557
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis The Scent of Cherry Blossoms by : Cindy Woodsmall

Annie Martin loves the Plain ways of her Old Order Mennonite people, like those revered by her beloved grandfather. Retreating from a contentious relationship with her mother, Annie goes to live with her Daadi Moses in Apple Ridge. But as spring moves into Pennsylvania and Annie spends time amongst the cherry trees with the handsome Aden Zook, she wishes she could forget how deeply the lines between the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite are drawn. Can Annie and Aden find a place for their love to bloom in the midst of the brewing storm?

The Cherry Tree

The Cherry Tree
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 9788184757095
ISBN-13 : 8184757093
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cherry Tree by : Ruskin Bond

Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight—the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree! This beautifully illustrated edition brings alive the magical charm of one of Ruskin Bond’s most unforgettable tales.

The Last Cherry Blossom

The Last Cherry Blossom
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 206
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781634506946
ISBN-13 : 1634506944
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Last Cherry Blossom by : Kathleen Burkinshaw

Following the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, this is a new, very personal story to join Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt Kimiko and her cousin Genji are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable. World War II is coming to an end, and since the Japanese newspapers don’t report lost battles, the Japanese people are not entirely certain of where Japan stands. Yuriko is used to the sirens and the air-raid drills, but things start to feel more real when the neighbors who have left to fight stop coming home. When the bombs hit Hiroshima, it’s through Yuriko’s twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. This is a story that offers young readers insight into how children lived during the war, while also introducing them to Japanese culture. Based loosely on author Kathleen Burkinshaw’s mother’s firsthand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Last Cherry Blossom hopes to warn readers of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding them that the “enemy” in any war is often not so different from ourselves.

Japanese Fairy Tales

Japanese Fairy Tales
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 190
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781387097456
ISBN-13 : 1387097458
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Japanese Fairy Tales by : Yei Theodora Ozaki

This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.... In telling these stories in English I have followed my fancy in adding such touches of local color or description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority...

Seeds of Control

Seeds of Control
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9780295747477
ISBN-13 : 0295747471
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Seeds of Control by : David Fedman

Japanese colonial rule in Korea (1905–1945) ushered in natural resource management programs that profoundly altered access to and ownership of the peninsula’s extensive mountains and forests. Under the banner of “forest love,” the colonial government set out to restructure the rhythms and routines of agrarian life, targeting everything from home heating to food preparation. Timber industrialists, meanwhile, channeled Korea’s forest resources into supply chains that grew in tandem with Japan’s imperial sphere. These mechanisms of resource control were only fortified after 1937, when the peninsula and its forests were mobilized for total war. In this wide-ranging study David Fedman explores Japanese imperialism through the lens of forest conservation in colonial Korea—a project of environmental rule that outlived the empire itself. Holding up for scrutiny the notion of conservation, Seeds of Control examines the roots of Japanese ideas about the Korean landscape, as well as the consequences and aftermath of Japanese approaches to Korea’s “greenification.” Drawing from sources in Japanese and Korean, Fedman writes colonized lands into Japanese environmental history, revealing a largely untold story of green imperialism in Asia.

Grandfather's Journey

Grandfather's Journey
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 37
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780547350530
ISBN-13 : 0547350538
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Grandfather's Journey by : Allen Say

A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback! Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say’s Grandfather’s Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man’s love for two countries and his constant desire to be in both places captured readers’ attention and hearts. Fifteen years later, it remains as historically relevant and emotionally engaging as ever.