ERIC Resources

Allen, Caron. Glimpses of Japan Through Comics. Urbana: Illinois Univ., 1985. ED 283 751.
One of the units in this publication deals with the celebration of hina matsuri (Girls' Day).

Des Chenes, Kathryn, and Navaz P. Bhavnagri. Japan Through Folktales and Activities: A Unit for Kindergarten. 1992. ED 352 212.
This report describes an intervention to improve American kindergarten children's understanding of Japanese culture and includes activities that focus on housing, food, holidays, and children's activities in Japan.

Ottenheimer, Laurence. Japan: Land of Samurai and Robots. Ossining: Young Discovery Library, 1988. ED 320 823.
This book has a section in which Japanese holidays are discussed.

Selected Multicultural Instructional Materials. Olympia: Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1983. ED 240 217.
Booklet #7 (of a ten-booklet series) centers around Japan and the Japanese celebration of kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day).
 
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