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The Travels of Basho
By Spivak, Dawnine & Demi,
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68980-776-3
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1997
Gr 1-6 Basho, the most revered of Japanese haiku poets, walked through many parts of the country recording his travels in diaries of prose and poetry. This picture book offers Western children a glimpse of the 17th-century poet's classic work. Each double-page spread describes, in art and text, a notable event from one of his trips, and includes one relevant haiku and one kanji, or ideograph borrowed from written Ch...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
