Let's Read Japanese: Level 1, Vol 2

Let’s Read Japanese is a series of graded readers for learners of Japanese that provide stimulating stories and a fascinating window into Japanese culture and society.

The books include famous stories from Japan and other parts of the world. They include re-tellings of traditional stories, classic tales, and Japanese legends and poems, as well as some newly-commissioned stories. Woven throughout the text are beautiful color illustrations based on classic and contemporary Japanese art thereby ensuring that the books are both a visual and textual delight.

The stories will complement any textbook used by a student of Japanese anywhere in the world and are ideal for either classroom or language school use, or for self-study. The collection of five stories in Level 1 Volume 2 includes the traditional Japanese story Izanagi and Izanami and some classic Children’s Games , a re-telling of the classic tale The Green Knight and two new stories The Grandma and Tea House in the Wood and Kozue’s Dream and Challenge.

Dr Irène Hill is Programme Lead for Modern Languages at Oxford Brookes University.