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Arts of China & Japan

Level: Grades 2-3
Included:

  • Video: Liang and the Magic Paint Brush (READING RAINBOW) RR-031 (30:00 min.) In an ancient Chinese legend, a boy finds a brush that brings everything he paints to life. As follow-up in an ancient Chinese legend, a boy finds a brush that brings everything he paints to life. As follow-up, Levar visits a colorful festival in New York’s Chinatown.
  • Video: The Paper Crane (READING RAINBOW) RR-022 (30:00 min.)
  • Enter the rainbow world of origami with the story of a magical gift, a demonstration of the ancient paper art, and a performance of the Japanese “festival of drums.”
  • Video Discussion Guides
  • Book: Easy Origami, by Dokuohtei Nakano, a Puffin Book with origami art activities.
  • Exhibit Guide for Children: “Yani: The Brush of Innocence”