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The Japanese twins follows the Daily lifestyle of the Japanese twins family. Meet Taro and Take as they celebrate a new sibling,enjoy a visit to the local temple, go to school, enjoy birthday celebrations and more. Descriptive language of Historical Japanese life. A historical... Read Full Overview

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Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Fitch started to write children's fiction on a freelance basis for Young Folks. In 1906, she published her first work, The Goose Girl, a collection of children's rhymes. A year later, she... Read Full Overview

Away, away, ever so far away, near the western shores of the Ocean of Peace, lie the Happy Islands, the Paradise of Children. Some people call this ocean the "Pacific" and they call the Happy Islands "Japan," but the meaning is just the same. Those are only their grown-up names,... Read Full Overview

THE JAPANESE TWINS - BY LUCY PERKINS - ILLUSTRATED EDITION - CHILDREN'S STORIES - THE GUNSTON TRUSTA charming intoduction to the Japanese culture through the eyes of the Japanese Twins. The author, Lucy Fitch Perkins shares events and explains, the honor and respect that the... Read Full Overview

" ...]great deal for Taro to say, for he had wanted a puppy for ever so many weeks. "So would I rather have him than a puppy," the Father said; "ever so much rather." Just then the Baby puckered up his nose, and opened his little bit of a mouth-and a great big squeal came out... Read Full Overview

Lucy Fitch Perkins was forty-eight when she was approached by a publisher friend who, impressed by her talents as both an illustrator and writer, which he knew through correspondence, urged her to write. He was so earnest that she thought of an idea for a children's book the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

"The Japanese Twins" from Lucy Fitch Perkins. American children's book author and illustrator (1865-1937).

Travel to the enchanting land of Japan with "The Japanese Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins, a captivating story that brings the culture, traditions, and daily life of early 20th-century Japan to life through the adventures of two delightful siblings, Taro and Take.

Taro... Read Full Overview