An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. Full color illustrations throughout.

An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.

An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. Full color illustrations throughout.

Susan D. Murphy developed a Teacher CyberGuide based on "How My Parents Learned to Eat," by Ina R. Friedman. The San Diego County Office of Education provides the guide, which is an online supplementary instructional unit centered on a core work of literature, created as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE) program. Each unit includes the objectives, student activities, and teacher-selected Web sites. This unit is intended for use with elementary school students and explores the cultural differences in foods and manners of eating between the United States and Japan.

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