Let's Read Japanese Level 1
Irene Hill et Suzuko Anai2014

The collection of beautifully-illustrated stories in this new elementary level reader includes re-told traditional Japanese stories Yamata no Orochi and Setsubun no Oni and the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland, plus two new stories, The Three Friends and Mari's Blue Pot. With a vocabulary range of 500 words and 500 to 1,500 characters per story, Level 1 Volume 1 of Let's Read Japanese is equivalent to Level A1 (CEFR) and Novice (ACTFL). The text has been carefully graded, ie. vocabulary and grammar are controlled, so that learners of Japanese can start enjoying reading a story from the early stage of their learning. The Let's read Japanese series provides the ideal complement to the student's Japanese learning with a selection of books which can be read for pleasure. The collection of five stories in this volume includes traditional Japanese stories, a classic tale and some newly-commissioned stories.

1 Yamata no Orochi re-told by Yumi Katoh and illustrated by Kotaro Chiba
2 Setsubun no Oni re-told by Angelica Newton and illustrated by Nancy Lane
3 Alice in Wonderland re-told by Angelica Newton and illlustrated by Kit Wagstaff
4 The Three Friends by Shinsuke Takasaki and illustrated by Pana Stamos
5 Mari s Blue Pot by Akiko Yamanaka and illustrated by Kotaro Chiba

Titre original : Let's Read Japanese Level 1 (2014)