Japanese Graded Readers – Page 17 – Japanese Tadoku Books by Students

April 19, 2017

着物

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この本あはとても面白かったです。本のテームは着物です。着物の歴史、写真、指令があります。たくさん綺麗な写真がありますよ！This book is about kimonos — how they’ve evolved throughout Japanese history, the occasions on which they’re worn, and how to put them on. It also has lots of pretty pictures of kimonos!

I’d recommend this book for any first year Japanese student who wants to know more about Japanese culture. I’d also recommend it for the pretty pictures! Most of the language is easy to understand, and you get to learn about different eras of Japanese history too!

April 19, 2017

寿司ーすしーSUSHI

このほはとても面白い. それ童画はカラフルですよ.　たくさん漢字は見えります。でも、漢字は子供が向きます。読んでください！

This books offers a quirky look at the mysterious and delicious world of sushi. In case you did not know, every Japanese person loves sushi, apparently, and according to an early section of the text.

I think I’ve been using soy sauce wrong for years. There’s also a really fun breakdown of regional varieties of this delicacy. My favorite part was probably learning the Japanese words for a colorful variety of sea-creatures, including the squid and the judgmental octopus.

April 18, 2017

どうして猿の尾は短い？どうしてクラゲは骨がない？

ワウ！こんあ本がほしです！こんな民話がちょっと奇妙なが、可笑しいです。この本はとてもやさしいですから、辞書が必要ない。あなたが忙しい場合は、この本を読んでください。レベル別日本語多読ライブラリーの中で、どうして猿の尾は短い？どうしてクラゲは骨がない？が一番好きです。この本は笑います。読んでください！

Wow, I love books like these! This kind of folk tale is a little bit weird, but really funny. This book is extremely easy to read, so you don’t need a dictionary. If you are really busy, read this book! Out of all the Japanese Graded Readers books, this one is my favorite. This book made me laugh. I highly recommend it!

April 18, 2017

これは何の数字？（これはなんのすうじ？）

日本のけいざいか地理の学生だったら、この本はとても便利です。この本に、数字は所のめんせき (area) や人口 (population) と人の高さについてです。世界の国の数字があります。たくさんふりがながあるから、やさしいです。

If you want to get to know numbers from Japan in context of the world’s figures, this is a great book to get to know facts. Each page can also serve as a flashcards for relevant vocabulary, since the first side of a page will show a drawing of a map of Japan and ask the reader what kind of figure will appear on the next page according to the figure that map shows.

注意：This book is read flipping the pages from left to right, like the Western style, not right to left, as Japanese books are usually organized.

April 18, 2017

象のトンキー

象のトンキーis a very sad story. It is about the encounter of an elephant’s from India in Japan during the World War II. The elephant brought the local children a lot of happiness, but in the end, it had to be killed because of the war. It is interesting to me how the writer uses descriptions of the weather or scene to imply the protagonists’ emotions. And the news of the end of the war in the last sentence leaves the reader a profound emotion, both to トンキー, and to the peace.

Love and Peace to the world.

April 17, 2017

わらしべちょうじゃ

この本を読むとき, 私はびっくりしました. 私は英語で同様の本を読んだ。私は多くの文化がこの話をしていると思います。

This was a pretty good story. It had relatively simple words and sentence structures most of the time. If you like folktales, you might find this interesting.

April 17, 2017

タクシー

この本は、さいきん読んだ本とちょっとちがいます。12歳の女の子はタクシーに乗って、家に帰る話だけだと思いました。最後に悲しい事実を知って、ちょっとびっくりしました。でも、とても面白い話でした。

At first, this book seems to tell the simple story of a taxi driver bringing a young girl back home. When the book reaches its end, however, the shocking truth about the girl is revealed. The plot twist was something I wasn’t expecting, and it made the story an interesting read. None of the kanji or vocab were too difficult to understand, so I would definitely suggest this book. It was probably my favorite book out of the 5 or 6 Tadoku books I’ve read so far.

April 16, 2017

笠地蔵

この物語はとても面白くて、暖かいです。おじいさんとおばあさんは優しいです。雪がたくさん降りの時、おじいさんはお地蔵に笠があげました。だがら、地蔵もおじいさんとおばあさんにお正月の食べ物があげました。おじいさんとおばあさんは嬉しいお正月がありました。みなは幸せになりました。色々綺麗な絵があります。難しくないです。

I would recommend this book. It is a really warm story with colorful illustrations. The vocabularies and kanji are not hard.

April 14, 2017

かげのこいびと

この本で初めてかげの話を読みました。最初はちょっと変だと思うけど、かげさんと由子さんの話しを読もと、とても面白くなりました。気持ちがよくない時この本を読んだら、うれしくなれます。となりの人々に感謝と興味があれば、それを最高です。皆さんぜひ読んでみてください。

This is a heart-lifting book to read when you are having a bad day or as Yuko who recently had a fight with someone important in your life. Sometimes all you need is a positive mind and apologies and an accepting heart.

April 12, 2017

わらしべ長者

この本は面白いかったと思います。文はちょっとみじかくて、かんたんですが、漢字と新しい単語があるので、楽しかったです。話はよかった。絵も楽しかった。人の顔はとても面白かったです。

I would definitely recommend this book. It was quick and fun, the story was engaging, and while there was enough kanji and new vocabulary to make it challenging, there wasn’t too much. Give it a try!