Below is a list of books in Japanese that are part of our World Language Collection, sponsored by a grant from the Barbara Bush Literacy Corps. The books are located on a display near the front of Larry J. Ringer Library.
To request a book, click “Request Book” on the row that describes the book, and when the new window comes up, click “Place Request”.
If you need help, please ask the Larry J. Ringer Library Reference Desk in person or by calling (979) 764-3416.
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9784052030611 | Aiueo shimasho: nisai rokusai ohanashi to kuizutsuki |
Kitagawa Chiharu | picture book; learn hiragana (Japanese alphabet); each letter has a story |
Request Book |
| 9784883384037 | Luri & Kulara | Hayama Shotei | bilingual picture book about plant & endangered butterfly | Request Book |
| 9784776402831 | Koneko nikoniko nedoko de nekorobu | Ishizu Chihiro | picture book with fun tongue twisters to read aloud | Request Book |
| 9784893255440 | Tokkun Torakku nohara e bu buu | Iwamura Kazuo | picture book; little boy and his toy truck | Request Book |
| 9784569689791 | Jippiki no kaeru no otsukimi | Madokoro Hisako | picture book about ten frogs going to the Moon Festival | Request Book |
| 9784894235557 | Haruchan toire | Nakagawa Hirotaka | picture book; little boy needs to go to the toilet | Request Book |
| 9784772101868 | Nora-san to 5hiki no koneko-tachi | Nishimaki Kayako | picture book; mother cat finds home for her five kittens | Request Book |
| 9780966943757 | Tale of the Lucky Cat Manekineko no hanashi |
Sunny Seki | bilingual picture book; traditional tale; toymaker is kind to a cat and becomes lucky |
Request Book |
| 9784593560561 | Yukukawa no nagare wa taezushite | Kamono Choumei | classic Hojoki poetry for children; illustrated | Request Book |
| 9784770021014 | The Inch-high samurai Issunbōshi |
Ralph F. McCarthy | bilingual story about tiny, brave boy who fought a dragon and sailed in a teacup |
Request Book |
| 9784062851039 | Hachiko monogatari | Iwasada Rumiko | true story about Hachi the dog who waited at the station every day for his master, even after the master died |
Request Book |
| 9784092172319 | Kuraberu zukan | Kato Yoshiko | answers to children’s questions: biggest animal, fastest vehicle, etc. |
Request Book |
| 9784384035094 | Zero kara hajimeru eibunpou- Chugaku reberu |
Memo Random | English grammar guide for Japanese children; beginning to junior high level |
Request Book |
| 9784095108056 | Jump English-Japanese dictionary | Goto Shoichiro | bilingual dictionary with 8000 entries; for junior high school students |
Request Book |
| 9784408107400 | Eigo taiyaku de yomu nihon no rekishi | Nakanishi Yasuhiro & Gregory Patton |
bilingual history of Japan; junior-high level English |
Request Book |
| 9784894513662 | Eigo wa gyaku kara manabe! Eikaiwa toreninguhen |
Tomabechi Hideto | “Reverse Method English Learning” with CD; learn English conversation in 2 weeks |
Request Book |
| 9784072532096 | Sono Eigo, intoneeshon hitotsu de imi ga gyaku (CD-book) |
David Thayne | “Intonation changes everything”, guide to spoken English, with CD |
Request Book |
| 9784054037557 | Hajimete no ninshin shussan : saishinban ninshin kara shussan made no kigakari ando fuan o kaisho shimasu |
Taketani Yuji | pregnancy guide; pregnancy to age one; includes several photographs |
Request Book |
| 9784054037540 | Hajimete no ikuji: saishinban umaretate kara sansai made no ikuji wa kono issatsu ni omakase |
Hosoya Ryota | baby care (same series as pregnancy book); caring for children from newborn to three years old |
Request Book |
| 9784925253291 | Isogashii papa no kosodate happi adobaisu |
Akehashi Daiji | guidebook for fathers; includes words and comic strips | Request Book |
| 9784938508821 | Kantan bimi oryouri saijiki | Jian hui bi | cookbook; Japanese seasonal and festival recipes | Request Book |
| 9784048739481 | Shokubutsu zukan | Arikawa Hiro | romance; includes chapter with recipes | Request Book |
| 9784043898022 | Umi no soko | Arikawa Hiro | science fiction; giant crabs attack | Request Book |
| 9784620107394 | Paradokkusu satin (“Paradox 13”) | Higashino Keigo | drama and suspense | Request Book |
| 9784167710033 | Edo no syouryou nagashi | Hiraiwa Yumie | short stories; historical fiction set in Edo period | Request Book |
