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桜

 

この本がすきです！おもしろくて、きれいで、ちょっとやさしいです。かんじがたくさんありますが、むずかしくないです。

I would certainly recommend 桜 to other first-semester Japanese students.   The story is not  difficult to read, but it is still challenging enough because of its unfamiliar kanji and vocabulary.  Context and illustrations help determine the meaning and gist of these, though, so a student should not have much of a problem understanding the story.  It is also a rather interesting, worthwhile read; it was fun to learn more about sakura, how its seasons vary along the Japanese archipelago, and how people celebrate it.

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木村家の毎日「お正月」

この本はとても面白くて、難しじゃないです。お正月、木村家の毎日は忙しいです。いろいろなお祝いです。

I recommend this book to JPN110 students. It talks about how Japanese families celebrate New Year. It’s very interesting to learn these traditions so that next time when you are in Japan during January, you can join the celebrations! The book includes some kanjis we’ve already learned, it’s a good way to review those kanjis in a story setting.

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木村家の毎日「一郎、学校で」

この本は、とても面白くて、可愛いです。一郎は京子さんが好きです。でも、京こさんは知りません。

This book is easy to read and very interesting. I will recommend 1st-year Japanese students to read as it would be a great start for the yomu yomu project.

 

 

 

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田舎のネズミと町のネズミ

 

この本はとてもおもしろくて、かわいいです！大すきです。ネズミは小さいですが、たくさん食べますよ！男の人は大きいです。ねこはしんせつじゃないです。こわいですね！田舎のネズミは田舎のうちがすきです。でも、まちのネズミはまちのうちがすきです。この本をよんでください！

This book was really cute, and a bit longer than the others, which I liked. The vocabulary were mostly things we know, but with a few new words that could be learned from context. It is based on an Aesop fable which is really cool since I read those a lot as a kid! It had a nice message about how what’s a perfect fit for someone, isn’t necessarily a perfect fit for everyone (and that’s ok!). Overall, I would recommend it for anyone just starting Japanese (first year, first semester).

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きむらけの毎日　「けっこんしき」

きまらけさんのおばさんは、けっこんします。Kimurake and her family help prepare for and go to the wedding ceremony. The book explains several aspects of the traditional wedding ceremony such as the drinking of wine (おさけ） and the leaving of money as a gift at the table after the ceremony. There is a cute twist at the end where Kimurake’s parents forget to leave the money and are distraught, having to give the money later in person.

本は、とてもおもしろくて、たのしかったです。むずかしくなかったです。I would definitely recommend this book to level 1 Japanese students. It was a relatively quick read, with cute illustrations that help the reader understand the vocabulary. It was also really fun learning about a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony.

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田舎のネズミと町のネズミ

この本は難しくないです、がやさしくないです。短いですよ。でも、可愛い絵たくさんあります。あたらしいぶんぽもちょっとあります。単語はちょっと難しいです。

I would recommend this book to japanese 110 students. There’s one or two simple grammar structures that may prove useful down the road. Also, since it’s a story a lot of people already know, the story is very easy to follow. But for the same reason, it isn’t extremely interesting.

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西町交番の良さーにわにわに？

私はこの本は大好きです、とても可愛いですから。良さんは可愛いです、にわはも可愛いです。この本はぜんぜん難しいじゃないです、優しです。漢字がたくさんありません。

This book is for Japanese 100 level students! There were some words in the book that we have not learned yet, but with the picture on the same page, it is very easy to understand what is going on in the story. I also like the drawing style a lot, it is very simple and cute! 🙂

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東京の電車

 

一番好きな日本語の本です。漢字と文法はちょっとやさしかったです。でも、電車はとても面白いです。この本の会話は小さいですが、とてもかわいいですね。

I was also drawn to the bright colours and the drawing-real life mix style in the book. It was also really interesting to see the train maps, and the little activities and interactions within the train were really lovely. I recommend this book to other JPN 110 students! We’ve learnt most of the kanji in the book by Chapter 6 and it is really interesting and easy to follow!

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西町交番の良さん「 交番はどこ？」

この話は面白いです。良さんはとても優しいおまわりさんです。良さんは荷物を持って、おばあさんを家まで送りました。でも、交番に帰った時、良さんは道に迷いました。

Yes, I recommend this book to JPN110 students.  The story is interesting and also helps students review the grammars  learnt in class. There are some difficult kanji, but readers can still guess the meaning from illustrations.

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桜

level 0, vol 1, sakura

桜が咲く時期と日本の春を教えます。この本は本当に優しいです。そして絵がきれいです。

I really enjoyed reading this book. It is about the cherry blossom in Japan and teaches us when and where it blooms. Since cherry blossom blooms in spring, the book also introduces what kind of events there are during the spring in Japan. I recommend this book to other JPN110 students because it is easy to read and there are many kanjis that we learned in the class.