I have used this picture book with my freshmen when teaching Samurai's Garden. One of the characters in Samurai's Garden was an ama when she was younger (a woman who dives for pearls). This picture book has gorgeous depictions of how the ama would dress (they painted their faces to protect them from the salt water) and how they would train to go under water for so long to dive for the pearls. This is a good book for all ages (younger readers would enjoy the story and pictures and for older readers, it's a great supplemental book).
Julia, High School Teacher
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