Dolly and Ike: Cherry Blossom Time

Dolly and Ike: Cherry Blossom Time

by Richard Wallace Carr, Mary Ashby Parrish (Illustrator)
Publisher: Dicmar Publishing
Hardcover, 32 pages
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Dolly and Ike, Special Ambassadors of the Willard Hotel, introduce young readers to the history of the United States friendship with Japan - from the Willard Hotel hosting the first delegation of Japanese in 1860 to the United States, to the gift of the cherry trees in 1912, to today's Kite Festival on the Mall. It is colorful and entertaining to engage young readers while also historically accurate which increases the educational value.The book features an additional page of historic text for parents and teachers.

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