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melaniegaum's review against another edition
5.0
This was nice. The young parents were very cute hoping to impress each other.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
Good book for talking about cultural assumptions and differences.
middle_name_joy's review against another edition
4.0
Reading Rainbow has never been wrong about a book, ever. That just has to be said.
How My Parents Learned to Eat tells the tale of an American sailor and a Japanese schoolgirl (can it get any quainter?) who each learn the table manners of the other person's culture. This is done in secret from each other, and ends up giving them both an appreciation for their differences, as well what they can teach one another. It's a charming, funny story that would serve as a good read aloud. It would also be perfect if you were doing a family tree project in the classroom.
How My Parents Learned to Eat tells the tale of an American sailor and a Japanese schoolgirl (can it get any quainter?) who each learn the table manners of the other person's culture. This is done in secret from each other, and ends up giving them both an appreciation for their differences, as well what they can teach one another. It's a charming, funny story that would serve as a good read aloud. It would also be perfect if you were doing a family tree project in the classroom.
raoionna's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite children's books; have read it hundreds of times.
amdame1's review against another edition
4.0
John, an American sailor, meets Aiko, a Japanese girl when his ship is stationed in Yokohama. They walk and talk every day but never eat together because they don't know how to use the other countries utensils and are embarrassed to admit it. Separately they each learn to use chopsticks and a knife and fork, then they finally go out to dinner.
A sweet story celebrating traditions and customs from other cultures.
A sweet story celebrating traditions and customs from other cultures.
mrspartypoison's review against another edition
3.0
Ni tan mal para haberlo leído mientras esperaba en una tienda de regalos
debz57a52's review
4.0
This book is set during wartime, but it seems current today anyway. An American Sailor meets a Japanese schoolgirl and begins to court her, but neither eat together for weeks. Both are nervous about how to eat like the people in the other culture. Eventually, the American sailor learns that he will be shipped out, and he feels the need to make his relationship with the girl Aiko more serious. He learns to eat with chopsticks. In the meantime, Aiko, worried that she can't eat like an American, asks her uncle to teach her. Eventually, both discover that they were nervous about eating together. However, since the story have a frame - it's told by the couple's daughter - it's clear that everything works out.
signposts: CC, AA, WW, A-ha. The whole book is a MM, kind of.
signposts: CC, AA, WW, A-ha. The whole book is a MM, kind of.
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