Age: Taiwan

Materials from Taiwan

Lan Shi Tou (The Blue Stone)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Chinese-language only humorous graphic novel of cartoons about a blue stone.

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Formosa: A Short Story Of An Island

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is a book about the time when the Dutch were in Taiwan–not about who won or lost, not about ‘us’ or ‘them,’ just about people living on an island a long time ago.

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Fei Hong Shu (Red Tree)

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This beautifully illustrated yet somewhat dark book describes a child’s feelings of depression and despair, yet ends with the discovery that better times await.

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Shi Er Sheng Xiao De Gu Shi

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Written in Chinese. A story of the zodiac, adapted from a Chinese folklore.

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