Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen

 

Title: Sumo Joe 

Genre: Fiction 

Author: Mia Wenjen

Illustrator: Nat Iwata 

Major Awards: No major awards found for this book 

Age group: 4 to 7 years 

 

Summary: 

This story written by Mia Wenjen is about the competitive wrestling sport, sumo. As Sumo Joe and his friends are getting ready to practice sumo, the book describes pieces of clothing that are worn and movements that they perform as the opponents fight. Sumo Joe has a very important rule that no girls are allowed. At the end of the story, his little sister wants to compete, and he decides to give her a try. She ends up beating him but instead of Sumo Joe getting upset, they all laugh about it. 

Evaluation: 

Appropriate grade levels would be Kindergarten to 3^rd grade. 

I really liked this book because I learned about sumo and all the different components that makes this sport. It was interesting to learn about a different sport, other than the regular sports here in the United States. This would be a great book to have in my classroom library because it will teach my students about a different sport and it is also a fun, easy read to just read for fun.