Hands-on Culture of Japan
Description:... Six different world cultures are the focus of Hands-On Culture: Japan, Mexico and Central America, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece and Rome. These colorful volumes examine each culture's art, science, history, geography, and language and literature. From making sushi to designing a drum to reading hieroglyphics, students use an array of hands-on activities to grow more culturally aware and appreciative if differences among peoples.
Topics in this volume include:
- A Japanese view of aesthetics
- Japan: a closed society
- Geography and Japanese prints
- Counting in Japanese: ichi, ni, san, yon, go
- Haiku
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