{"product_id":"japanese-reader-collection-volume-1-book-yumi-boutwell-9781482373349","title":"Japanese Reader Collection Volume 1","description":"Perfect for beginning and upper beginning students of Japanese. This affordable Japanese reader contains four complete stories of a clever and mischievous young man, Hikoichi.\u003cp\u003eRead--in Japanese--how the wise and young Hikoichi shows his smarts with these four short stories in Japanese. Yes, you can read real Japanese-even if you are just starting out in Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-All kanji have furigana for those starting out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Four full traditional Japanese stories about Hikoichi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Every sentence is broken down word-for-word and with explanation of the grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The full story in Japanese only (without the running gloss) is also provided so you can practice reading without interruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Finally, we have included a simple and mostly literal English translation for you to check your understanding (Don't cheat  Work through the Japanese first ).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Download the FRE MP3s to listen while you study.The first story has the lord of the castle testing Hikoichi in a Solomon-esque question-which young lord is the true young lord? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second story shows choosing the first and most favorable isn't always best. In the end, only Hikoichi can enjoy the cherry blossoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third story is about a mysterious, but living umbrella. Some things are just too good to be true.We wrap things up with Hikoichi's encounter with a Tengu-a mythical creature whose straw raincoat renders its wearer invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile beginners to Japanese can get a lot from this, hiragana knowledge is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, we invite the reader to contact us with questions or requests for future Japanese readers. You will find our personal email addresses in the book. To your Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031768502545,"sku":"CIN1482373343VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50157433880849,"sku":"GOR008374569","price":10.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50386984337681,"sku":"CIN1482373343G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51029157118225,"sku":"NIN9781482373349","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51837819060497,"sku":"GOR014419869","price":8.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53348609261841,"sku":"GOR007711743","price":9.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1482373343.jpg?v=1778925436","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/japanese-reader-collection-volume-1-book-yumi-boutwell-9781482373349","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}