Japan the Land: The Land

Bobbie Kalman - Lands, Peoples and Cultures

by Bobbie Kalman

Describes the variety of Japan's land and people, its cities and villages, agriculture, and industry and transportation.

Genres: Geography, Japan

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Bobbie Kalman is a Hungarian-born children's author and publisher known for educational nonfiction books widely used in schools and libraries. After fleeing Hungary with her family during the 1956 Revolution, she later settled in North America. With backgrounds in English, psychology, and education, she wrote more than 800 books, including “Refugee Child” and several popular curriculum-based series.

Reviews

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A somewhat dry look at the country of Japan intended for children. My kids (6 and 8 years old) found it somewhat dull, unfortunately.

[Kendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good factual information but rather dry in presentation. My book loving kids lost interest about half-way. Great details and we all learned new information in the pages we finished.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really well done -- for kids, but great reading. I learned something new about Japan: they have armies of life-sized police models stationed around the roads and highways of Japan to keep order. Cool.

[Shelly♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic overview of Japan - includes historical information as well as land forms, weather and economy. Lots and lots of pictures. It's an older book - more for recounting the past than looking at Japan today. But information still relevant.