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The Samurai Handbook
From weapons and wars to history and heroes
by Osamu Tashiro / Gakken
The Samurai Handbook is packed with short bios of the most famous samurai in history and their death-defying feats. Readers will also learn about amazing Japanese weaponry, insane samurai armor and helmets, cool castle defenses, and even what kind of warrior they would be in feudal Japan. This heavily illustrated handbook is packed with everything you’d ever want to know about samurai: *The samurai code*The ways of the warlords*Life in feudal Japan*Samurai armor and clothing*Generals’ powerful helmets*Weapons, from spears and longbows to early firearms*What happened during the Japanese civil war*How feudal battles were fought *Japanese families and clans*The bravest samurai generals*The most famous samurai in Japanese history*Hidden passageways and other castle secrets*How to capture a castle*Battle match-ups: Who would win in a fight?*Women in battle*Your own samurai style: What kind of warrior would you be?
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Children's & YAPlay Smart Early Learning Age 2+
by Gakken
Play Smart Early Learning Age 2+ is an essential first workbook. With a variety of fun-first, age-appropriate engaging activities such as tracing, cutting and pasting, coloring and picture puzzles, children are entertained while developing important skills such as fine motor coordination, problem solving, and social skills—all necessary to prepare them for lifelong learning!
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STICKER PUZZLES for Creative Kids; ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
by Gakken
Enjoy sticker puzzles while having treasure hunt adventures46 pages include 10 puzzles, and 11 sheets of stickersSticker activities to nurture the brainChildren will delight in this sticker version of jigsaw puzzles that they can play anytime, anywhere. Starting from number 1, find the right stickers and attach them to the puzzle page. This is a fun way for children to train their brains while creating pictures with stickers and using their imagination. Children can develop a variety of skills through these sticker puzzles.·Imagination to guess what kind of puzzle will be completed·Color awareness to sense the gradual change·Spatial awareness to predict stickers based on the size and shape of the frame·Concentration and fine motor skills to place the stickers in the right spot·Perseverance to work until the end without giving upEnjoy the sense of achievement when you finish. A fun exploration storyEmma and Ben are explorers on an exciting adventure gathering objects for their new collection. Their camera is extraordinary—when they take a photo of an interesting item, it turns into a small object. As they continue their journey, eating delicious apples and cakes and playing with pandas and elephants, they eventually find themselves in outer space...Join them on their journey and help them collect special objects to add to their secret hideout.
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Baby Sees Colors
by Gakken
Newborn babies as young as six weeks old will be mesmerized by the bold shapes and colors in BABY SEES COLORS! This book makes a perfect gift for a new baby—parents, grandparents, and other caretakers will love the bonding experience of reading this lovely board book aloud to infants or one-year-olds. **2019 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com) Based on decades of research and refinement, the art in this high-contrast board book will help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors. Written by popular children’s book author Akio Kashiwara, BABY SEES COLORS has simple, uplifting images and rhymes. Babies soak in everything they hear, and eventually learn to associate particular sounds with familiar people and things. Hundreds of thousands of parents in Japan have already discovered the power of this little book, and now American parents can too! This adorable, sturdy book will still look new after being loved for years, and will find a place on the shelf next to classic board books like Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Chica Chica Boom Boom, and Sandra Boynton’s classics. What parents are saying: “My baby started being very interested in this as soon as she could focus, around one and a half months. This is a great first book!” “GREAT first book for baby. My two month old twins LOVE when I read and show them this book.” “Attention Grabber! Super cute book! Really grabs my 2 month old’s attention!"
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Geography & the EnvironmentThe Dinosaur Champions Encyclopedia
by Gakken
Who is the Strongest? You will experience the entertaining and exciting illustrated battles encyclopedia ever!!
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Let’s Solve the Mystery! A Workbook for young Detectives
by Gakken
Read the texts, find the evidence and use it together with your knowledge to solve the mystery cases! While having fun, you will acquire "reading skills" and "logical thinking skills“.
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I Can Do That! Stickers
by Gakken
With 350 removable stickers and 64 clever gameboards, this sticker workbook provides hours of learning fun! **2019 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com) Playing with stickers books is a marvelous way for preschool children to hone fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial relations while they play. With this sticker activity book for children ages 3 to 5, your child will: -solve mazes-play matching games-complete counting activities -decorate picturesWhile entertaining for hours on end, these preschool activity books can also teach your child to:-practice skills like decision making-sort objects by shape and color-develop observation skills-increase vocabulary-exercise creativityand much more!
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Play Smart My First COLORING BOOK 2+
by Gakken
The best workbooks for children's small handsMy First Coloring Activity Book is for children two years old and older who are just starting to learn. The size of the book is designed to match a child’s developmental stage, hand size, and vision. Children can apply color with ease.This book contains a total of 126 coloring and drawing activities. It is designed to help children develop their skills in a more carefully calculated, step-by-step way. The coloring steps are as follows.Level 1 Draw dots and linesLevel 2 Color a designated area with a designated color.Level 3 Use colors that match the picture, or choose favorite colors.Throughout the book, the difficulty levels increase according to your child’s growth and development. This step-by-step method helps children expand their fine motor skills, color recognition, and creativity.When your child finishes each activities, let them choose a reward sticker to put on the page.What is a My First Activity Book?·This series is a suitable size for children with small hands who are just starting to learn. They can apply stickers, color, and cut with scissors with ease.·This small size allows children to look at each page without moving their eyes. They can easily understand the activity and remain engaged.·For children on the go-they can enjoy this easy-to-carry format everywhere.
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Play Smart Learn to Write Workbook Ages 3-5
by Gakken
Play Smart Learn to Write Workbook contains 80+ practice pages for children to learn to practice basic lines, letters, numbers, and shapes. Step-by-step practice from the basic lines does not make children feel stressed, and the colorful illustrations inspire the child to write more!What is a Play Smart Learn to Write Workbook?·This workbook helps children learn how to write letters in the appropriate steps according to their growth and can be used for all developmental stages, from children who are just starting to practice holding a pencil to those who want to learn to write letters correctly.·Plenty of illustrations are included to assist the child in visualizing the connection between letters and words. The colorful design as well as the fun illustrations nurture a child's desire to write more letters.·Each page includes tips written by early childhood experts to help you learn how to build your child’s motivation, confidence, and skills.·When your child finishes each activity, let them choose a reward sticker to put on the page.
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Children's & YAPlay Smart Brain Boosters: Challenging - Age 2-3
by Gakken
Play Smart Challenging develops the skills necessary for children to thrive in the 21st century, such as solving problems in different ways, independence, and awareness of environmental issues.**Play Smart Challenging series---2022 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com) Play Smart Brain Boosters Challenging 2-3 workbook focuses on the recognition of letters, shapes, and colors to support the development of preschool readiness skills.In this workbook, children will:1. Tackle tasks in a variety of ways. Depending on a child’s age, some problems may be a little too difficult. It’s important to encourage your child to approach tasks in different ways by referring to the tips in the “To Parents” section. When a task is complete, your child’s sense of accomplishment will help with their critical thinking skills and creativity.2. Develop independence while working on tasks. Activities will include tasks related to getting dressed, cleaning up, and helping around the house. When an activity is finished, encourage your child to practically try it. This prompts children to be more aware of their surroundings.3. Learn the names of animals, food, vehicles, and other things. While outside of your home, ask your child to review the things they learned in the activities. This will not only expand their vocabulary, but also stimulate their interest in the things around them.4. Think about the environment. The “Go Green Activity Board” is an educational tool designed to help children learn that various living things reside together on earth. This helps raise awareness of environmental issues.
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5 Mins Logical Thinking Drill Books
by Gakken
There are lots of skills that you can not acquire in school, but needed to get into the society, such as logical thinking ability. A groundbreaking drills that strenghten logical thinking skill by Sony Global Education.
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Why Do We Work? The important question to Happiness
by Gakken
Work, money, happiness, AI, diversity, job satisfaction ... The book explain these important work-related themes with easy-understanding graphic illustrations. Recommend for young people who are going into the society, and adults who are struggling with work. A book that is warm and positive with bright thoughts. An Adaption of School Library Books with 97.5% level of satisfaction from the readers.
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What Happens after 5 Minutes Blue Mystery
by Gakken
Bestseller YA series from Japan! A compilation of short stories which can be read in 5 minutes with surprising ending. You will never get bored by the variation of stories such as SF, Horror, Mystery, Comedy, Shivering or even Sad. More than million copies sold in Japan! Best Seller in South Korea
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The Ninja Handbook
From training and tools to history and heroes
by Yuji Yamada / Gakken
Bursting with insider information about ninja weapons, survival skills, training practices, stealth techniques, and famous warriors, THE NINJA HANDBOOK is the only book any ninja enthusiast will ever need. This heavily illustrated handbook is packed with everything you’d ever want to know about ninjas: *The code of the ninja*Ninja history*Ninja weaponry from dirks and throwing stars to swords, climbing weapons, and hidden weaponry*Ninja costumes—how to dress for battle*How to run, walk, climb, and escape danger like a ninja*How to “fly” like a ninja*How to walk on water*The art of illusion*The art of eavesdropping, information gathering, and covert message delivery*The art of disguise*Ninja survival skills*Ninja training manual*Spotlights on the most famous and deadliest ninjas throughout history*Spotlights on female ninjas
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Adorable Animal Babies Tracing Book
by Maiko Moriya, shino, NoA
Do you love coloring and drawing pictures of animals, but don't know where to start? Now you can trace them instead! And what could be cuter than these adorable kittens, puppies and baby zoo and farm animals. Watch as they appear in minutes before your eyes!
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The Original Area Mazes
100 Addictive Puzzles to Solve with Simple Math and Clever Logic!
by Naoki Inaba, Ryoichi Murakami, introduced by Alex Bellos
Find the missing value using the simple formula Area = length x width and your own creativity and logical thinking power in a new kind of puzzle that has taken Japan by storm. 100 puzzles of increasing difficulty are sure to reveal the beauty and power of logic and mathematical thinking. Perfect for Sudoku lovers and curious puzzlers of all ages who are looking for a fun challenge.
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From Northern Qi to the Ghibli: Pay a Visit to the Museum and Witness the History of Japanese Anime!
by CHENG-LIANG LI
The Asahi Shimbun paid their tribute to Tezuka Osamu with the following sentence, “The reason why foreigners do not watch manga is that Tezuka Osamu was not born in their country.” There is no doubt that Japanese animate is not only entertainment and industry, it has already become a part of Japnese culture.Tezuka Osamu is the representative of mass culture during the post-war Showa era while Miyazaki Hayao is the one who pushes Japanese Manga on the international stage. Discussions concerning Japanese anime usually focus on prosperous development after World War II. The book, on the contrary, starts with the late Edo period, exploring the turning point of Japanese manga and how Japanese manga lay its foundation and further became the Animae culture sweep all around the world.
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Our Amazing Body
by Osamu Nishimoto
Join miniaturized members of an imaginary expedition as they proceed on an exploration of the body and learn the functions of organs! This book opens children’s eyes toward science and nourishes their scientific minds. All pages have fully colored illustrations. Anatomy and body functions are precisely explained for children aged 6 to 12
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Watch Me Draw
by Ryoji Arai
By showing how lines become pictures, and pictures become stories, this unique picture book takes us into the world that every child- artist knows: the magic of creating a world of pictures. The story develops with each new line...but where with they take us? A fascinating glimpse into the imagination of one of the world’s most creative illustrators.
