Japanese Boys' Festival
- ISBN-10
- 0516006959
- ISBN-13
- 9780516006956
- Category
- Festivals
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Children's Press
- Author
- Janet Riehecky
Description
When Kenji and his family go to the festival at the community center to celebrate Japanese Boy's Day, he looks after his little brother Hiroshi even when he doesn't want to
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