01115nam a22001937a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200170009110000230010824500480013126000240017930000230020336500580022652005740028465000390085870000240089720260203103137.0251025b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781568363912  cAL  aeng  a895.63bKURT  aTetsuko Kuroyanagi  aTotto Chanb: The little girl at the window  aUSAbKodanshac2011  a229p.bPBc18x11cm  2JournalismaLKO1-144428b₹549.12c₹d₹549.12e0  aThis engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.
In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster.
  aJapanese Childrens English Fiction  aBritton, Dorothy Tr