Natsu Matsuri. East Asian Resource Center, Univ. of Washington, Thomson Hall DR-05, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel. (206) 543-1921. $8.00 (Grades K-8)
This booklet provides a study of Japan's summer festivals, with material on the meaning of dance, song, decorations, and food in the contemporary celebrations of tanabata and o-bon.
Japan activity sheets. Boston Children's Museum Shop, Attn: Miriam, 300 Congress Street,
Boston, MA 02210. Tel. (617) 426-6500, ext. 236. $5.95+shipping (Grades K-6)
A packet of ten activity sheets developed in 1985 include directions for paper dolls, New Year's cards, and carp streamers.
Museum kits. Boston Children's Museum, Museum Wharf, 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. Tel. (800) 370-5487. $20/one-week rental; $30/two-week rental (does not include shipping)
The Museum provides a series of discovery kits, exhibit kits, and curriculum units on Japan, available for loan nationwide. Titles includes: "Japanese Children's Day" and "Japanese New Year."
Obon by Ruth Suyenaga (1994). Modern Curriculum Press, P.O. Box 2649, Columbus, OH 43216.
Tel. (800) 321-3106; fax (614) 771-7361. (Grades 2-4)
Part of the Multicultural Celebrations series, there is an illustrated book ($6.35), cassette ($7.95), teaching guide ($5.99).
Cooperation in Japan. SPICE, Institute for International Studies, Littlefield Center, Room 14C, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. Tel. (800) 578-1114. $42.95+shipping (Grades K-3)
The theme of cooperation is explored through slides of a children's book from Japan, the making of a carp streamer, and slides of a children's sports festival in Japan. An audio tape of the story in Japanese and English accompanies this unit.
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