In the 17th century, Japanese poet Basho decided to walk across Japan.

Author: Dawnine Spivak
Illustrator: Demi
Format: Hardcover
Published: Atheneum Books, 1997

In the 17th century, Japanese poet Basho decided to walk across Japan. As he encountered people and animals, mountains and beaches, fields and forests, temples and villages, he often stopped to write poems about them. Lovely, gentle text and illustrations depict Basho's journey, and many of the haiku verses he composed are included.