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Marsha Gontarski Children's Literature Collection

A collection totalling over 1,000 titles of children's books found from around the world.

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Red Dragonfly on My Shoulder, PL782.E3 R4 1992

The Journey, E184.J3 H35 1995x

In Search of the Spirit by Sheila Hamanaka, NX584.A1 H34 1999

Chibi: A True Story from Japan, QL696.A52 B735 1996

The Park Bench, PZ49.31 T33414 1989

In Search of the Spirit by Sheila Hamanaka, NX584.A1 H34 1999

Chibi: A True Story from Japan by Barbara Brenner; Julia Takaya; June Otani (Illustrator)
Call Number: QL696.A52 B735 1996

ISBN: 9780395720882

Publication Date: 1996

A wild duck family upsets daily life when it decides to change homes in downtown Tokyo.
The Journey by Sheila Hamanaka (Illustrator)
Call Number: E184.J3 H35 1995x

ISBN: 0531070603

Publication Date: 1995

Text and photographed details of a mural depict the history of the Japanese people in America.
The Park Bench by Fumiko Takeshita; Ruth A. Kanagy (Translator); Mamoru Suzuki (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ49.31 T33414 1989

ISBN: 0916291219

Publication Date: 1989

The white bench in the park provides pleasure for the many people who come by, from the old man taking a walk to the children playing in the park.
Red Dragonfly on My Shoulder by Sylvia Cassedy; Kunihiro Suetake; Molly Bang (Illustrator)
Call Number: PL782.E3 R4 1992

ISBN: 0060226242

Publication Date: 1992

Thirteen haiku about animals, translated from the Japanese and illustrated with collages and assemblages.
In Search of the Spirit by Sheila Hamanaka (Illustrator); Ayano Ohmi
Call Number: NX584.A1 H34 1999

ISBN: 0688146082

Publication Date: 1999

Describes the creations of some of Japan's Living National Treasures, artists who are involved in various Japanese arts, including Yuzen dyeing, bamboo basket weaving, Bunraku puppetmaking, swordmaking, Noh theater, and neriage ceramics.

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