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Book Synopsis*Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award*Embark on an exciting manga pop-up adventure through Tokyo—the world's largest city!Follow Chico, a young American boy, and his mischievous cat Neko as they navigate the streets and famous sights of Tokyo. On arriving in Tokyo, while visiting the city's famous Senso-ji Temple, Chico nods off due to jetlag. Neko gets bored and decides to go sightseeing on her own. Then, the race is on—as a panicked Chico chases his cat across the city! In the process, they pass through Tokyo's most iconic landmarks, each with its own interactive and manga pop-up fun:
- POP-UP Senso-ji in Asakusa—Tokyo's ancient Buddhist temple, where the adventure begins.
- POP-UP A rousing Sumo match still in progress.
- POP-UP Bustling Shinjuku Station, where riders get stuffed into subway cars by professional "pushers."
- POP-UP Tokyo Skytree tower, the tallest structure in Japan, where poor Neko has a very close call!
- The base of iconic Mt. Fuji, where the adventure has a happy conclusion!
Educational and entertaining in equal measure, this delightful manga pop-up book will be treasured by young and old readers alike. It makes a fantastic gift or carry-on for anyone planning a visit to Japan.
Trade Review"Yet again, Sam Ita takes the pop-up book genre to a new dimension! His skillful blend of graphic story-telling and paper engineering makes
Tokyo Pop-Up Book his most innovative and playful book yet." --
Matthew Reinhart, author of Cinderella: A Pop-Up Fairy Tale and Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure"…the coolest book ever…Each full-page spread that follows shows a typical scene from Tokyo…from bright lights, to temples, a sumo match, train station, onsen, and more…Sam Ita has done a very good job with the Tokyo Pop-Up Book, indeed, he is a paper engineer to design all the details and have so many pop-up elements on each page that truly shows Tokyo at its finest."
--Castle View Academy blog"If you enjoy pop-up books, you will love the scenes in this book. I was very impressed with the details and the vibrant scenes on each page. Plus, there are so many things to see throughout the book that it really is so much more than a book to read."
--In Our Spare Time blog
