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familiar     - well known because it is experienced often

applause  - clapping to show that something is liked

vacant   - empty

rickety   - shaky or likely to fall apart

blurry   - unclear or smeared

blasted   - made a sudden, loud noise

jerky   -moving in sudden, uneven, or awkward ways

rude  - not being polite; having bad manners 

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     bow             cloud

     power          crown

     thousand      crowd

     sound           count

     powder        blouse

     frown           pound

     house           found

     mountain      coward

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Kamishibai Man

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First published September 24, 2005

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The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money for candy. Years later, the Kamishibai man and his wife made another batch of candy, and he pedaled into town to tell one more story—his own. When he comes out of the reverie of his memories, he looks around to see he is surrounded by familiar faces—the children he used to entertain have returned, all grown up and more eager than ever to listen to his delightful tales. Using two very different yet remarkable styles of art, Allen Say tells a tale within a tale, transporting readers seamlessly to the Japan of his memories.

• Reading age 4 - 7 years
• Print length 32 pages
• Language English
• Grade level Preschool - 3
• Lexile measure AD590L
• Dimensions 9.75 x 0.38 x 10.75 inches
• Publisher Clarion Books
• Publication date October 24, 2005
• ISBN-10 0618479546
• ISBN-13 978-0618479542
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"Say's gift is to multiply themes without struggling under their weight. . . . His artistry and power of invention are as strong as ever, and so will be his readers' enthusiasm." —Publishers Weekly, starred Publishers Weekly, Starred "The quietly dramatic, beautifully evocative, tale contains a cliffhanger of its own, along with exquisite art in the style of Kamishibai picture cards that will attract even the most jaded kid away from the TV screen to enjoy a good, good book." -- Booklist, starred Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "Say's paintings are lovely: eloquent characterizations, evocative landscapes, and, for the memory sequence, a more freely drawn style that recalls the vanished art form he celebrates." —Horn Book Horn Book —

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Allen Say  was born in Yokohama, Japan, and came to the United States when he was sixteen. His many treasured books for children include  Tree of Cranes ,  Allison , and the Caldecott Medal–winning  Grandfather's Journey . He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; First Edition (October 24, 2005)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0618479546
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0618479542
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD590L
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 0.38 x 10.75 inches
• #249 in Children's Multicultural Literature
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Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1937. He dreamed of becoming a cartoonist from the age of six, and, at age twelve, apprenticed himself to his favorite cartoonist, Noro Shinpei. For the next four years, Say learned to draw and paint under the direction of Noro, who has remained Say's mentor. Say illustrated his first children's book -- published in 1972 -- in a photo studio between shooting assignments. For years, Say continued writing and illustrating children's books on a part-time basis. But in 1987, while illustrating THE BOY OF THE THREE-YEAR NAP (Caldecott Honor Medal), he recaptured the joy he had known as a boy working in his master's studio. It was then that Say decided to make a full commitment to doing what he loves best: writing and illustrating children's books. Since then, he has written and illustrated many books, including TREE OF CRANES and GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal. He is a full-time writer and illustrator living in Portland, Oregon.

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The Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers. They were all watching their new televisions instead. Finally, only one boy remained, and he had no money for candy. Years later, the Kamishibai man and his wife made another batch of candy, and he pedaled into town to tell one more story—his own. When he comes out of the reverie of his memories, he looks around to see he is surrounded by familiar faces—the children he used to entertain have returned, all grown up and more eager than ever to listen to his delightful tales. 

Using two very different yet remarkable styles of art, Allen Say tells a tale within a tale, transporting readers seamlessly to the Japan of his memories. 

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• 1. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt What does the word  rude  mean in the sentence below? It is rude to speak too loud. not quiet not polite very friendly very surprising
• 2. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt What does the word  applause  mean in the sentence below? The actor liked the applause . clapping knocking running talking
• 3. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt What does the word  rickety  mean in the sentence below? This rickety ladder is unsafe. tall and narrow old and wooden weak and shaky slick and slippery
• 4. Multiple Choice Edit 30 seconds 1 pt What does the word vacant   mean in the sentence below? We play in the vacant field. empty large muddy new
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Kamishibai Man by Allen Say (A Review)

In the afterword to this heart-warming story, we learn that kamishibai, a traveling 'paper theater', was a well-loved form of entertainment for children in Japan, mainly from the 1930s to the 1950s, when television superceded it. Allen Say introduces kamishibai as being very much tied up with his own childhood and he brings it to life here for the present younger generation with this story of an old man who has a sudden urge to take his kamishibai back to town after many years. Children play an important part in the story and young readers will empathize with them-especially the small boy who is not part of the crowd.

The Kamishibai Man of this story is called simply Jiichan, meaning Grandpa: he belongs to all children who will listen to his stories. His wife is Baachan, Grandma; and she too has an important role, albeit behind the scenes: she makes the sweets that Jiichan hands out to his audience. As the book unfolds, the story shifts almost imperceptibly from the present to the past and his reminiscences of kamishibai themselves become the theater's storyboards. He takes us, his readers, with him as his audience and lulls us with these reminiscences - until we are jolted back into the present by the shouts from the audience in the story-an audience not of children but of adults reglimpsing their lost childhood. The suggestive inclusion of two children hanging out of a window is evocative of the hope of a revival of kamishibai for a new generation. Indeed, the book explores how things we love but take for granted in our childhood become precious in later years; and the importance of handing down our cultural heritage to future generations. Jiichan returns home at the end of the day, a day which has been caught on film and broadcast via the very medium that brought about the demise of kamishibai. Thus, another theme of the book is how innovation and change can appear threatening but through time and adjustment there is room for all. Everything comes full circle and Jiichan will go back to the city the very next day to tell his stories. Say's illustrations convey the gentle, timeless quality of Jiichan's home; the looming menace of the (to him) unrecognizable city; and the nostalgic glow of the kamishibai. He conveys the shifts in the story through visual changes in tones: you can almost feel the warmth of sunshine and hear the babble of children's voices-and we realize through the illustrations rather than the text that Jiichan is a young man again. Details emerge with each rereading. Indeed, this is one of those special children's books, which can be read again and again, and that adults will never tire of reading as a bedtime story. The only problem will be looking for a 'real' kamishibai man.

Marjorie Coughlan, June 2006 PaperTigers Reader www.papertigers.org

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Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1937. He dreamed of becoming a cartoonist from the age of six, and, at age twelve, apprenticed himself to his favorite cartoonist, Noro Shinpei. For the next four years, Say learned to draw and paint under the direction of Noro, who has remained Say's mentor. Say illustrated his first children's book -- published in 1972 -- in a photo studio between shooting assignments. For years, Say continued writing and illustrating children's books on a part-time basis. But in 1987, while illustrating THE BOY OF THE THREE-YEAR NAP (Caldecott Honor Medal), he recaptured the joy he had known as a boy working in his master's studio. It was then that Say decided to make a full commitment to doing what he loves best: writing and illustrating children's books. Since then, he has written and illustrated many books, including TREE OF CRANES and GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal. He is a full-time writer and illustrator living in Portland, Oregon.

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KAMISHIBAI MAN

by Allen Say & illustrated by Allen Say ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 24, 2005

Kamishibai means “paper theater” in Japanese, and when Caldecott artist Say was a boy in Japan in the 1940s, a “kamishibai man” on a bicycle used to sell sweets and tell serial tales of heroes and heroines, using picture cards and a wooden stage. This nostalgic story begins when Grandpa, once a kamishibai man, gets a hankering to resurrect his show. Unfortunately, it’s been so long he finds himself in an unrecognizable city with tall buildings and rude drivers. Dismayed, he parks his bike in a vacant lot and begins to recount not the beloved “Peach Boy,” but his own story of how his show was eventually replaced by television (initially referred to as denki, or electric kamishibai!). Soon enough, Grandpa’s surrounded by a crowd of adults who remember him from their childhood, and, ironically, he ends up on the evening news. Say effectively incorporates two illustration styles here—lovely soft watercolors and a more cartoonish style for flashbacks to the heyday of kamishibai. A fascinating window on a bygone art form. (Picture book. 6-10)

Pub Date: Oct. 24, 2005

ISBN: 0-618-47954-6

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Walter Lorraine/Houghton Mifflin

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 2005

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