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とうすけさん笛をふいて (講談社青い鳥文庫 32-3)

Japan Juvenile Writers Association Award

とうすけさん笛をふいて (講談社青い鳥文庫 32-3)

Akiko Kayama

Tosuke-san, Play the Flute! is a children's novel about the friendship between Tosuke, a boy who loves nature, and an injured kestrel. Through the eyes of a boy who listens to birds, it quietly speaks of the preciousness of vanishing nature and the cruelty of human behavior.

children's literaturenaturebirdsfriendshipenvironment

Work Information

A boy's encounter with a kestrel awakens care for nature and attention to living beings.

Tosuke, a boy who enjoys listening to birds through a pair of binoculars with mysterious power, saves a kestrel attacked by a fox. From that moment, a bond begins between the boy and the bird, and the sound of a nai flute brings out both the beauty of nature and the fragility of life. Akiko Kayama's fantasy links a child's curiosity with reverence for the natural world.

Review Summaries

  • The bibliographic description presents the story as one that speaks through the friendship between a boy and a bird about the value of nature and the harshness of human behavior. In fantasy form, it encourages sensitivity toward the environment.

Book Information

Publisher
講談社
Published
1989-11-01
Pages
195 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784061472754
ISBN-10
4061472755
Price
1500 JPY
Category
本/絵本・児童書/読み物/童話・文学

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Reviews

  • やはり原作が読みたい

    ずっと以前にテレビで見たことがあったので、その原作を探していましたが、なかなか巡り合えず、この本を注文しました。でもちょっと浅い。やはり原作が読みたいです。

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