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# Short Stories for Japanese Learners (Level 1, Volume 1): Learn Japanese with an Authentic and Fun Short Story Collection for Beginners! (You Can Read Japanese!)

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- **What is this?** Short Stories for Japanese Learners (Level 1, Volume 1): Learn Japanese with an Authentic and Fun Short Story Collection for Beginners! (You Can Read Japanese!)
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desertcart.com: Short Stories for Japanese Learners (Level 1, Volume 1): Learn Japanese with an Authentic and Fun Short Story Collection for Beginners! (You Can Read Japanese!): 9798395674241: Park, Japanese Language, Nishino, Yumi, Easthope, Alessandro: Books

Review: Good resource for learning Japanese with short stories - This is a good resource for learning Japanese with short stories. You get both the original Japanese version, followed by one with the English translation interspersed throughout the Japanese text. There are interesting illustrations throughout, followed by a vocabulary list of the words used in the story. You then get tested at the end of each story to objectively evaluate your reading comprehension. There is a wide variety of different stories, all of which have been lovingly-handcrafted and carefully curated. Each are entertaining in their own right, and each serve their pedagogical purpose with just the right amount of new vocabulary and phrases allocated to each story. Personally, my favorite among this collection was "Spring in the Village, Spring in the Mountain", which gives a poignant, memorable retelling of a young fawn's first experience with spring. This is not the first of Ms Nishino's collection of short stories for learning Japanese. She recently had another collection of similarly curated short stories, which also had an audible edition, of which my favorite title there was "The Lost Item", which gives a similarly poignant rendition of a salaryman's sudden epiphany and rediscovery of his own moral compass. He rectifies his own lapse in rectitude, and is made whole again by embracing the value of simple honesty, in a sometimes chaotic world of temptation. Also highly recommended. I look forward to more notable contributions by Ms Nishino in this refreshing genre for efficient language acquisition.
Review: Fantastic Stories, Excellent Writing, Adorable Illustrations - Will be purchasing the rest of this series! This book was a little too easy for my skill level, but I still had a fun time reading it and looking at the lovely drawings. I love that the text is large, making the furigana easier to read (something that is often an issue in manga). I also really like the inclusion of a vocabulary list, an English version of the story, and comprehension quizzes at the end. All in all a wonderful way to help you on your language leaning journey. Even at my higher level, I still learned a new word. Highly recommended!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #29,359 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Children's Japanese Language Books #5 in Japanese Literature #31 in Vocabulary Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 396 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good resource for learning Japanese with short stories
*by J***N on August 9, 2023*

This is a good resource for learning Japanese with short stories. You get both the original Japanese version, followed by one with the English translation interspersed throughout the Japanese text. There are interesting illustrations throughout, followed by a vocabulary list of the words used in the story. You then get tested at the end of each story to objectively evaluate your reading comprehension. There is a wide variety of different stories, all of which have been lovingly-handcrafted and carefully curated. Each are entertaining in their own right, and each serve their pedagogical purpose with just the right amount of new vocabulary and phrases allocated to each story. Personally, my favorite among this collection was "Spring in the Village, Spring in the Mountain", which gives a poignant, memorable retelling of a young fawn's first experience with spring. This is not the first of Ms Nishino's collection of short stories for learning Japanese. She recently had another collection of similarly curated short stories, which also had an audible edition, of which my favorite title there was "The Lost Item", which gives a similarly poignant rendition of a salaryman's sudden epiphany and rediscovery of his own moral compass. He rectifies his own lapse in rectitude, and is made whole again by embracing the value of simple honesty, in a sometimes chaotic world of temptation. Also highly recommended. I look forward to more notable contributions by Ms Nishino in this refreshing genre for efficient language acquisition.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Stories, Excellent Writing, Adorable Illustrations
*by N***T on May 16, 2024*

Will be purchasing the rest of this series! This book was a little too easy for my skill level, but I still had a fun time reading it and looking at the lovely drawings. I love that the text is large, making the furigana easier to read (something that is often an issue in manga). I also really like the inclusion of a vocabulary list, an English version of the story, and comprehension quizzes at the end. All in all a wonderful way to help you on your language leaning journey. Even at my higher level, I still learned a new word. Highly recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beginners may feel challenged - in a good way!
*by T***J on October 16, 2023*

It's been well over a decade since I took a formal Japanese class, and in the last year I've challenged myself to pick the language back up and grow. After I re-tackled the writing systems and basic sentences, I knew I had to start diving into reading materials. I'm so glad this was one of the first books I tried. If you only know katakana and hiragana, and have a basic understanding of formal written sentences, you'll struggle at first - but don't worry about getting overwhelmed! Every kanji has the furigana (hiragana above it) to sound out. Every new vocabulary word has an explanation after the chapter. If you're still having trouble with a concept, keep pushing yourself through at least reading the chapter then at the end, you can re-read paragraph by paragraph, split up with the English translation. You also have fun pictures to help you understand the scene, and multiple choice quizzes to check your understanding of each story's topics. It's still a good read even if you are not a true beginner. I'm around N4 with some N3 kanji, but this book helped me to fill the gap on where I'm still weak on reading full stories. The tales are engaging enough to keep your interest, and the stories expand to become longer by the end of the book which really forced me to keep focus. After finishing the book, I quickly looked into JLP's Level 2 books and I'm excited to see them grow their Level 1 library and eventually branch out to Level 3.

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