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Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Chihiro Iwasaki (Illustrator), Dorothy Britton (Translator)

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4.35 (23248 reviews)
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Description

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man--its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

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Nonfiction Nonfiction Childrens Japan Education Biography Japanese Literature Memoir Classics Literature Autobiography

Main Characters

Totto Sosaku Kobayashi

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 232 pages
  • Publisher Kodansha
  • Publication Date May 15th 1996
  • First Publication 01/01/81
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9784770020673
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Non-Fiction
  • Scenario ['near Jiyugaoka Station, Tokyo (Japan)']

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