Central Kansas Library System

A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback!

Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say's Grandfather's Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man's love for two countries and his constant desire to be in both places captured readers' attention and hearts. Fifteen years later, it remains

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A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, rewards a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.

An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.

Discusses the role of Commodore Matthew Perry in the events from 1852-1854 which terminated Japan's isolation from the rest of the world.