Games Children Sing Japan (Bk/Cd)

These songs are favorites of Japanese children. They are songs children sang when the author visited schools from Sapporo to Tokyo to Kyoto to Nagasaki Thepurpose of this book is to share these wonderful songs and to enable teachers,parents and caregivers help children bridge the cultures. Great care has been given to ensure the authenticity of the songs. The melodies are unchanged fromthe original melodies. The English texts were developed on site to ensure thatthe translations mean the same as the original texts. Supplementary notes describe their cultural settings.