Mount Fuji

Rob Waring

Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2009 - English language - 24 pages

Mount Fuji is a famous mountain in Japan that has become a symbol of Japanese culture. Thousands of people climb the mountain every year. Some do it to take pictures and buy gifts. Others climb it for other reasons. Why do so many people climb Mount Fuji? What kind of experience is it?

About the author

Dr. Rob Waring is an Associate Professor at Notre Dame Seishin Women's University in Okayama, Japan. His research interests extend to reading and the acquisition of vocabulary. He is a founding member of the Extensive Reading Foundation and a well-known expert on Extensive Reading. He has published many articles on Extensive Reading and is program advisor to many educational institutions throughout Asia. He maintains an Extensive Reading website, and is owner and moderator of the Extensive Reading discussion list. He was co-conference chair of JALT 2005 in Shizuoka, Japan.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mount Fuji; Fascinating places; Footprint Reading Library; Volume 3 of Footprint Reading Library: Intermediate; Footprint reading library : Fascinating places : intermediate B1; National Geographic Footprint Reading Library; National Geographic Footprint reading library. Fascinating places
• Author: Rob Waring
• Editor: Rob Waring
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2009
• ISBN: 1424010926, 9781424010929
• Length: 24 pages