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Japanese Legends and Fairy Tales

Japanese Legends and Fairy Tales

Wioletta Laskowska-Smoczyńska, Katarzyna Nowak, Japanese Legends and Fairy Tales. Part 1: Annual Festivals and Festivities. Part 2: Small and Big Animals [Japońskie bajki i opowieści / Część 1.  Doroczne święta i uroczystości], Muzeum Sztuki i Techniki Japońskiej Manggha, Krakow 2013.

Targeting all age groups, this special booklet provides interesting and lively entertainment, personal development, inspiration, and education. The authors of the publication, experts on Japan and its culture, write in the introduction: ‘Welcome to the world of Japanese legends and tales. […] This booklet is the first volume in a series where – in addition to storytelling – you will find concise information on Japanese culture and handiwork tasks devised to produce certain artefacts on your own. Each successive volume will cover a different theme and type of tasks. The first one focuses on Japan's annual festivals and festivities, and the workshop part describes how to make origami. The book contains clear diagrams and precise instructions. We are working on subsequent volumes, in which you will meet various animals, fantastical characters, superheroes, and many other figures. We hope that we won't be lacking in ideas and our readers won't be lacking in fun.'