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BPL Find Your Voice 2023
Let it Snow
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
Let it Snow
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
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This fast and easy language guide features: clear and straightforward explanations of Japanese grammar fundamentals; numerous examples of simple and complex sentence structures; Japanese hiragana, katakana, and kanji with phonetic transliterations for all Japanese words; helpful writing and speaking exercises that bring the Japanese language to life; coverage of everyday topics as well as conversational expressions; quizzes at the end of each chapter...
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"Using a clear, step-by-step approach, Japanese Step by Step teaches you how to construct Japanese sentences from the simplest to the most complex. Innovative features make this method the easiest and most effective way to learn to speak and read formal Japanese -- the Japanese spoken by educated adults both socially and professionally." --
5) Japanese
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Japanese language enrollment is up by 27.5 percent since 2006, making it the sixth most popular language studied on college campuses. Whether studying for school, business, or travel, Japanese For Dummies provides complete coverage of all Japanese language essentials including grammar, usage, and vocabulary.
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Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Japanese and communicate confidently with others? Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, 'Complete Japanese' will equip you with the skills you need to use Japanese in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way. By the end of 'Complete Japanese' you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding...
12) Sumo counting
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"Take a peek into the lives of sumo wrestlers in this adorable counting book! Simple, charming scenes within the sumo stable let young readers practice numbers from one to ten, fifty, and one hundred, while they learn how sumo wrestlers do chores, practice, sleep, bathe, and eat together. Each page features a Japanese word related to sumo culture, as well as the number in English and Japanese."--Amazon.
"Learning about numbers and Japanese culture...
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In early-1900s Japan, Misuzu Kaneko grew from a precocious bookworm to an instantly-beloved children's poet, but her life ended prematurely and her work was largely forgotten. Decades later, her poems were rediscovered just in time to touch a new generation devastated by the tsunami of 2011. This volume includes a biography of Kaneko followed by a selection of her poems in both English and the original Japanese.
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A brilliant, colorful way to learn your first words in Japanese! Introduce your child (or yourself!) to the incredible language of Japanese! Featuring over 800 first words with bright, bold illustrations, My First Book of Japanese provides each word in English, Japanese (hiragana/katakana), and a romanization that makes pronunciation a breeze. Readers will also find cultural tips, sample sentences, and simple hints on usage and word choice. An index...
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In the 22 years since its publication, Japanese for Busy People has won acclaim worldwide as an effective, easy-to-understand textbook, either for classroom use or for independent study. Now, in its first revision in more than a decade, the series has been redesigned, updated, and consolidated to meet the needs of today's students and businesspeople who want to learn natural, spoken Japanese as effectively as possible in a limited amount of time....
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Fullmetal alchemist light novels volume 1
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When an alchemical ritual goes awry causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor, Edward begins a quest to recover the one thing that can restore them, the legendary Philosopher's Stone.