Umbrella
Umbrella

Umbrella

Written by Taro Yashima
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2 - 6
Reading age
40
Page count
14
Words per page
AD480L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 1977
Publication date

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Momo eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday.

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    Taro Yashima

    Taro Yashima was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu, a Japanese artist who lived in the United Staes during World War II. Iwamatsu was born September 21, 1908, in Nejima, Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, and raised on the southern coast of Kyushu. His father was a country doctor who collected oriental art and encouraged his son to persue a career in art. After studying for three years at the Imperial Art Academy in Tokyo, Iwamatsu became a successful illustrator and cartoonist. At one point both he and his wife, Tomoe, went to jail for his opposition to the militaristic government. In 1939, they went to the United States to study art, leaving behind their son, Mako. After Pearl Harbor, Iwamatsu joined the US Army and went to work as an artist for the Office of Strategic Services. It was then that he first used the pseudonym Taro Yashima out of fear there would be repercussions for Mako and other family members if the Japanese government knew of his employment. He died in 1994.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780140502404
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Publisher
Puffin Books
Original Publication Date
January 1, 1958
Page Count
40
Words Per Page
14
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
2 - 6 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
77008435
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
3003040
Lexile® Level
AD480L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~M
ATOS® Book Level
4
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
7596
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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