Author: | Lucy Fitch Perkins | ISBN: | 1230000001159 |
Publisher: | EirenikosPress | Publication: | July 17, 2012 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Lucy Fitch Perkins |
ISBN: | 1230000001159 |
Publisher: | EirenikosPress |
Publication: | July 17, 2012 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
A children’s historical fiction book about Japanese siblings, set in the time of the early 1900’s. It may be a clazzic but it will capture the imagination of kids everywhere. This book is brought to life by beautiful black and white drawings done by the author. Join Taro and Take, 5 year-old Japanese twins, as they enjoy adventures together. Through the authors words, and illustrations you catch a glimpse of birthdays, holidays, family life, culture and, the beauty of the Japanese countryside. The Second in the “Twins” series
Meet The Author
Lucy Fitch Perkins was born in Maples, Indiana, the daughter of a factory owner and businessman. She studied at the Fine Arts School in Boston, and later taught art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She worked for a time as an illustrator with the Louis Prang & Company. She married architect Dwight Perkins in 1891; they lived for many years in Chicago.
The Twins books featured stories on twin siblings from different nations or different periods in American history. Twenty-six volumes of the series appeared over two decades, from the 1910s through the 1930s: The Dutch Twins, The Japanese Twins, The Eskimo Twins, The Puritan Twins, The American Twins of the Revolution, etc.
A children’s historical fiction book about Japanese siblings, set in the time of the early 1900’s. It may be a clazzic but it will capture the imagination of kids everywhere. This book is brought to life by beautiful black and white drawings done by the author. Join Taro and Take, 5 year-old Japanese twins, as they enjoy adventures together. Through the authors words, and illustrations you catch a glimpse of birthdays, holidays, family life, culture and, the beauty of the Japanese countryside. The Second in the “Twins” series
Meet The Author
Lucy Fitch Perkins was born in Maples, Indiana, the daughter of a factory owner and businessman. She studied at the Fine Arts School in Boston, and later taught art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She worked for a time as an illustrator with the Louis Prang & Company. She married architect Dwight Perkins in 1891; they lived for many years in Chicago.
The Twins books featured stories on twin siblings from different nations or different periods in American history. Twenty-six volumes of the series appeared over two decades, from the 1910s through the 1930s: The Dutch Twins, The Japanese Twins, The Eskimo Twins, The Puritan Twins, The American Twins of the Revolution, etc.