# Circus Day in Japan: Bilingual English and Japanese Text - Hardcover

by **Eleanor Coerr** (Author), **Eleanor Coerr** (Illustrator), **Yumi Matsunari** (Translator)

**This multicultural children's book contains both English and Japanese script along with beautiful, colorful illustrations.**

_Circus Day in Japan_ is the warmly-illustrated story of an exciting day spent by two Japanese children, Joji-chan and Koko-chan, at a circus. Joji-chan and Koko-chan delight at the new sights of their first circus, and young readers are gently introduced to Japanese customs and sites.

Perfect for those interested in retro books, the simple text and artwork provide a nostalgic window into Japanese family life in the early 1950s. Originally written by Eleanor Coerr, author of the popular _Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes_, this English translation of a classic Japanese children's book accessible to a new generation of both English and Japanese speaking readers.

### Author Biography

**Eleanor B. Coerr** traveled to Japan as a newspaper reporter in 1949, where she lived on a farm for a year, learning the language. Inspired by her farm family and a visit to a local circus, Eleanor wrote and illustrated _Circus Day in Japan_. It was first published by Tuttle in 1953 and remained in print until 1968. Eleanor is best-known for _Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes_.

**Yumi Matsunari** is a professional translator and interpreter living in Fukui, Japan. She studied in Kyoto, Cambridge and London. Among her works are _A Treasury of Japanese Folktales_ and _Japanese Made Easy_.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 11.2 x 8.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 01, 2016

## Details

- **Price:** 9.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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