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Journey for a day with two children - a girl in Japan and a boy in America during the early 1900s. Can they have anything in common living thousands of miles apart?
In My Day - Japanese language
Everything is changing for family dog, Brandy. Leaving the comforts of her old routine behind, a new home and life begins. What will it be like?
June Atsuko completed this book in 2019. Her underlying message is the assurance that our beloved pets think of us in heaven and are wishing us a happy life. It includes drawings before and after a stroke.
June Atsuko completed this book in 2019. Her underlying message is the assurance that our beloved pets think of us in heaven and are wishing us a happy life. It includes drawings before and after a stroke.
IN MY DAY Journey for a day to Japan and America during the early 1900s
IN MY DAY Journey for a day to Japan and America during the early 1900s
Available in digital eBook format and full-color 8.5” x 8.5” soft-cover paperback.
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Journey for a day with two children: a girl in Japan and a boy in America during the early 1900s. Can they have anything in common living thousands of miles apart?
Come and experience the sights and feelings of contrasting cultures in a nostalgic era. Enjoy In My Day and Watashi no Ichinichi (in Japanese) with loved ones and begin sharing family stories that help you discover and build upon your heritage.
In My Day follows the two children through their typical day in the early 1900s. Detailed color-pencil drawings bring to life the sights and feelings of the era. Side-by-side drawings pair Japan with America, providing a glimpse into the basic aspects of life during the time (such as morning routines, going to school, transportation, meals, and life at home.) Open-ended questions at the close of each paired drawing invites reader perspective, thought, and sharing.
The purpose of In My Day is to encourage conversation and sharing of family stories. The book’s layout is ideal for an older reader to share with a younger listener. The goal is to enrich relationships through quality conversation and family story telling. In My Day is ideal for gift-giving and a useful tool for family research. In My Day is also a valuable educational tool to enhance understanding of different cultures and generations.
わたしの いちにち
1900年初期の日本に住む 女の子と アメリカに住む 男の子の 一日を たずねてみて…
何千マイルも離れて住む 二人の生活の中に 似ている事が 有り得るでしょうか？
ノスタルジックな 昔にかえて 異なった カルチャーの コントラストを 味わって見ませんか？
この本を 愛するお子様達と一緒に読んで、皆様の フアミリーストーリイを 話しあい、新い伝統を 築きあげてください。
1st edition (2008) paperback is 8.25"x 8.25"
It does not include glossary added in the 2nd edition.
In My Day Book Reviews, Papers, & Articles
In My Day Book Reviews, Papers, & Articles
Oregon Reads 2009 Guide by the Deschutes Public Library Foundation selects In My Day as a "Recommended Read"
Reading Horizons paper Volume 57, Issue 2 Article 4 SUMMER 2018 published by The Berkeley Electronic Press
Unpacking Japanese Culture in Children’s Picture Books: Culturally Authentic Representation and Historical Events/Political Issues
by Su-Jeong Wee ( Associate Professor of early childhood development in the Human Development and Family Studies Program, Department of Behavioral Sciences, at Purdue University Northwest), Kanae Kura ( graduate student in the department of Behavioral Sciences at Purdue University Northwest.), and Jinhee Kim (Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Kennesaw State University, GA)
"In order to understand how Japanese people and their culture are depicted and illustrated in children’s picture books, 37 children’s books published only in the United States that included Japanese cultural elements, written in English or English/Japanese, were collected for analysis." ...
"Direct comparisons of the Japanese and U.S. cultures were also found. In My Day (Martel, Martel, & Beelmann, 2008) portrayed food, housing, schools, and festivals of both Japan and the United States through a girl who lived in Yokohama, in Japan, and a boy who lived in Connecticut, in the United States. While juxtaposing these two cultures side by side, the book presented both commonalities and differences, rather than emphasizing the exoticness of the cultural differences alone."
Book Review by Merrianne Metzger, PhD Educational Psychology
I realized In My Day was a picture book with a fresh message, but I didn’t know how special it was until I rounded up 4 of my neighbors (ages 7-11) and asked them to read it. I did tell them the purpose of the book was to compare the cultures of two different countries in the early 1900s. Here is what they liked:
- The detailed illustrations charmed them. They especially liked the opposing pages so they could look back and forth and compare. They noticed and remarked about many more details than I had even seen.
- The fact that there were questions impressed them and they said it made them think. One remarked that it was like a history lesson.
- One child said she liked the onomatopoeia. Once she explained it was a word like “squish” that imitates a sound, everyone else enthusiastically agreed.
...We felt In My Day to be a fun read and real teaching tool. What a good way for an adult and child to explore a shared history!
Book Review by a Culver City Elementary School Teacher
"This book is a very nice surprise. I read it to several classrooms at our elementary school and the kids really liked it. It was better for 3rd grade and older. Inspired much discussion about the conveniences we have today and how simple things were so many years ago."
Tom's Book Publishing Blog
Tom McDannold instructed a course on book publishing at Central Oregon Community College. June Atsuko and Sandy attended the course in 2005 which inspired them to pursue publishing their first book. The following is an excerpt about In My Day from Tom's Book Publishing Blog
Kyoritsu Gakuen High School in Yokohama, Japan, October 2008
June Atsuko presented copies of her books, In My Day and Watashi no Ichinichi, as gifts to the wonderful faculty at her precious Alma mater where she was once valedictorian. Kyoritsu Gakuen's Alumni Newsletter mentions the visit ...
Nikko Inn & Nikko Design Ltd. in Nikko, Japan, October 2008
Nikko Design has an honorable objective in retaining Japanese traditional design balanced with today's modern comforts.
Here's what Akira-san writes on his homepage ...
The Bend Bulletin (Bend, Oregon) newspaper July 6, 2008
When she draws picture books for her family members, June Atsuko Martel prays for them. With each illustration she drew for her children's book "In My Day," she didn't pray for herself, or for a publishing deal. Instead, Martel, of Bend, prayed for others. ...Her voice is barely above a whisper, but you're rapt when she says, "Each picture I draw, I give prayers." ...she prays for all the children in the world, that they may be able to read. "I wish them happy life. "Martel recently self-published “In My Day” along with co-authors Joe Martel, 79, her husband, and Sandy Beelmann, 46, their daughter. The paperback book depicts a typical day in the early 20th century life of two children in Japan and the United States, respectively, showing the parallels and differences in their lives... Short questions follow each two-page segment, offering children an opportunity to reflect on their lives. Another goal is to see an older person sit down with someone younger and share it.
The Martels tapped into their individual memories for the book: June grew up outside of Yokohama, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. Joe grew up on a farm in Connecticut. ...The trio worked closely together on "In My Day," with Beelmann informally interviewing her parents about their childhood.
"It would be so nice if all the children could see and learn something from what we did," June says. "That is (the) ultimate to me."
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