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KIMONO I, II, III

Title of the Book KIMONO I, II, III
Author(s) Helen McBride
Target level Elementary School, Secondary School
Publisher EMC Publishing
Year of publication 1990

A lively, colorful textbook for upper elementary and junior high school students. Each unit in I and II begins with a dialogue in color comic strip form. Book III uses photo stories. Suggested ideas for further activities are a part of each unit. Hiragana and English with awkward use of romaji for borrowed words. Introduces katakana and a few kanji in Book II. Only about 50 kanji are introduced in all by the end of Book III.

Volume 1, Textbook, 126 pp. $31.95, Workbook 17.95. Teacher's Manual 41.40, cassette tape 46.50
Volume 2, Textbook, 124 pp. 31.95, Workbook 17.95. Teacher's Manual 43.00, cassette tape 46.50
Volume 3, Textbook, 152 pp. 33.95 Workbook 19.95. Teacher's Manual 55.70 cassette tape 97.00
EMC Publishing, Kinokuniya Bookstore, Japan Book Plaza, Sasuga Japanese Bookstore


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