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Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award しょうがくかんじどうしゅっぱんぶんかしょう

Edition 58 (2009)

Children's literaturePicture booksNonfiction

Winners

2 people
Katsuyuki Shinohara しのはら かつゆき award

A children’s novel about a boy riding his mountain bike back toward his birthplace. Through memories of family, place, and a dog, it depicts the pain of growing up and the possibility of renewal.

A boy’s bicycle journey brings back his feelings for family and home.

206 pages
children’s fictionbicycle journeyfamilyhome
Tatsuhide Matsuoka まつおか たつひで award

A children’s illustrated guide to satoyama nature and everyday life. Through animals, plants, seasons, and play, it presents the relationship between people and the environment in concrete terms.

A guide that teaches the pleasures of satoyama landscapes through pictures and play.

96 pages
satoyamanature observationenvironmental educationchildren’s reference