While she and her family are interned at Topaz Relocation Center during World War II, Mari gradually adjusts as she enrolls in an art class, makes a friend, plants sunflowers and waits for them to grow.
Manga artists and sisters Saori and Misato Takarai share insight into the experiences of sisterhood, with forty original manga illustrations. Presented in English and Japanese.
American Katie and her Japanese friends, Keiko and Kenji, explore Tokyo, learning about Japanese customs, holidays, and vocabulary. Each page includes pictures of items that relate to the text and their names in Japanese and English.