The Paper Wish - Sparklers Asian Stories

Aiko has a problem, she wants to learn traditional Japanese stick and sword fighting. But her mother thinks it's not ladylike, Aiko's hundreds of paper wishes don't seem to work until she visits the fortune teller in her favourite Kyoto temple. This new full colour Asian stories are contemporary tales set across Asia and the Pacific. Students follow characters their own age in their local environments - at school, at home, in the village, visiting local landmarks - so they can observe everyday life in another culture. How are their lives different to mine? Who works in their families and how? What are their everyday challenges? With a window onto the social and cultural norms of our near neighbours, these books are valuable tools to build both literacy skills and cross cultural understanding. Each beautifully illustrated book includes photography of the local setting, an illustrated glossary, country map and key country statistics, map of the story's narrative structure and comprehension questions.