juvenile fiction / people & places / asia

Describes what a trip to Japan is like for a typical American fifth grader who spends four months with a Japanese family as an exchange student.

Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.

"One year after the tsunami, this benefit fiction anthology helps teens learn about Japan and contribute to long-term relief efforts"--.