School & Library Binding
(Turtleback Books, April 27, 1987)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A young girl recounts the story of her parents' courtship as her father, an American sailor stationed in Yokohama, and her mother, a Japanese girl, overcome the problems of different cultures.
Library Binding
(Perfection Learning, April 1, 1987)
An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. "The book is wonderfully thought-provoking in its portrayal of the subtle similarities and differences among cultures." -- School Library Journal, starred review
A child recounts the story of her parents' courtship as her father, an American sailor stationed in Yokohama, and her Japanese mother overcome the problems of two very different cultures.
A young girl recounts the story of her parents' courtship as her father, an American sailor stationed in Yokohama, and her mother, a Japanese girl, overcome the problems of different cultures