This is a true story!

What would you do if you found a grasshopper waiting outside your appartment door? In "My Dear Grasshopper" Christina Mayumi Tamura tells how Mark and his mother welcome a grasshopper into their home and learn a valuable lesson about loving and caring for all life, no matter how small. Meet the soul of Mark's grasshopper in "My Dear Grasshopper" and find the souls in all of nature's creatures in the world around you.

About the Author:Christina Mayumi Tamura and her son Mark live in Tokyo, Japan, where Christina is a writer.

Christina graduated from the language department of Dokkyo University, and she also studied at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon; taught American English pronunciation in a missionary school in Tokyo for ten years; helped found the Japanese language curriculum course in a primary school in Australia; and then continued studying at New York University Graduate School.

When she is not writing, Christina Mayumi Tamura enjoys reading, walking, and talking with Nature. "My Dear Grasshopper" is her first published book.

"Mr Dear Grasshopper" is a 32-page paperback with a retail price of $15.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-6703-6. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.