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At the age of five, Indigo East was asked what she would like to be when she grew up, and she boldly replied to a full theatre during her Kindergarten graduation that she wanted to become an author and an illustrator. Years later, this came to fruition- after many books that achieved awards during childhood and beyo
After an education in graphic design and interactive media, she gained more than ample skills to produce every book she's ever published completely independently. Everything from word layout to colouring.
"Sushi Chef Neko: The Origin of a Tiny Hero"
A Japanese and English Bilingual Book
by Indigo East
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力を貸して家族と友達の側にいることについて物語･･･
"A story about helping out and being there for your family and friends..."
Kitty and his mum have wonderful times making sushi together, but sometimes it takes a tiny hero to keep the fun times rolling for everyone. “Sushi Chef Neko: The Origin of a Tiny Hero” is the first book in Indigo East's "Sushi Chef Neko" series.
In this story, children and adults can enjoy heartwarming, mildly ethereal illustrations by Indigo East while reading in either Japanese or English. This can be a tool for those who want to apply their knowledge or pass the knowledge of language on. On each page, there is colour-coded Japanese Kanji, Furigana, Romanized Japanese and English.
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"Sushi Chef Neko: Snow Shodou"
Learn Japanese with Junpei and Anzu
by Indigo East
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Anzu and Junpei, snowed into their rooms, seem almost as if they have nothing to do.
But, with talk of ink, in the blink of an eye, can a cat learn calligraphy?
He won’t know if he doesn’t try!
Snow Shodou is the next book in the Sushi Chef Neko series by Indigo East. This book introduces Japanese vocabulary words in a fun way that anyone from children to adults can enjoy using loveable characters, visually compelling artwork, lighthearted storytelling, and integrated Japanese writing while introducing readers to the art of Japanese calligraphy.
This book includes educational supplementary reading materials and activities with even more artwork! This material introduces how Japanese is written and spoken along with useful phrases and a picture dictionary of vocabulary from the book.Readers can write kanji with stroke-guided activities. And,there are invaluable kana charts of 146 characters total, including wi, we, and dakuten/handakuten.
**Premium Magazine print is a larger and equally weighted print as soft cover with coated pages. This is recommended for its large format and economical pricing.
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