Once Upon a Time in Japan / 
Translated by Roger Pulvers & Juliet Winters Carpenter ; Illustrated by Manami Yamada, Tomonori Taniguchi, Nao Takabatake & Takumi Nishio 
 - 120 pages :  colour illustration ;  21 x 24 cm.  + 1 audio disc (12 cm.) 
<br/><br/> Published in association with NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 
<br/><br/>The wife who never eats -- The mill of the sea -- The monkey and the crabs -- The magical hood -- Sleepyhead Taro and the children -- The fox and the otter -- The gratitude of the crane -- The tale of the bamboo cutter. 
<br/><br/> Bringing Japanese folk stories to the English-speaking world, this book presents eight stories from the popular NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation's popular radio series Once Upon a Time in Japan. Each story is brilliantly illustrated by a talented Japanese artist. The tales recounted here are among Japan's oldest and most beloved stories. 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Japanese. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9784805313596  RM 66.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Folklore --Japan --Juvenile literature.<br/>Fairy tales.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>398.20952