Theme: China

Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #7: The Flying Chinese Wonders

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

There’s no place on Earth a flat kid can’t go! Watch out, Stanley! Ouch! Stanley accidentally caused twin acrobats Yin and Yang to take a tumble, right before their Chinese New Year show. Yang’s foot is broken–but luckily, Flat Stanley is flexible enough to take his place. To make up for his mistake, Stanley travels [...]

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Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road

By auraenid | Published: February 8, 2010

A gripping account of three dramatic journeys that changed history. The fabled Silk Road conjures up the sights, smells and sounds of faraway lands. But traveling the Silk Road took years, and those who set out encountered bandits, starvation and treacherous storms. Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road introduces readers to three great historical figures: [...]

Descriptors: Asia, China, Europe, Historical Fiction, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mongolia, Short Stories, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

An enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage, retold in the style of T’ang Dynasty poetry and illustrated with charm and grace. A young Chinese princess is sent from her father’s kingdom to marry the king of a far-off land. She must leave behind her home of splendors: sour plums and pink peach petals [...]

Descriptors: China, Folklore, Myth, Poetry, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Emperor’s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

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Elephants And Golden Thrones: Inside China’s Forbidden City

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A rare look inside one of the wonders of the world, published in time for the 2008 Olympics in ChinaFor five hundred years, the Forbidden City was the seat of power of China’s emperors. Given rare access to this vast and beautiful complex, Trish Marx and Ellen B. Senisi explore its secrets in full-color photographs [...]

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The Tent Of Orange Mist

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In December 1937 the city of Nanking, China, falls to brutal Japanese invaders, and thus begins a compelling drama of widespread chaos and personal courage. Against a backdrop of burning buildings and random atrocities stands Scald Ibis, the teenage daughter of an eminent scholar, who must transform herself completely in order to survive. With her [...]

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Homesick (Puffin Modern Classics)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Jean Fritz’s award-winning account of her life in China, and to honor this story, it is only fitting that it be added to our prestigious line of Puffin Modern Classics. This fictionalized autobiography tells the heartwarming story of a little girl growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other [...]

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Kites

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

With the signature style and extraordinary artistry that have won her a loyal following, Demi tells the story of how kites came to be.  Long ago in China, holy painters would paint the townspeople’s wishes on paper to be left in temples for the gods to see and grant.  But one day, an impatient mother who wanted [...]

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Red Land Yellow River: A Story From The Cultural Revolution

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When Mao’s Cultural Revolution took hold in China in 1966, Ange Zhang was 13 years old. He lived with his family in Beijing, he attended school and excelled in drawing, and his father was a famous writer whose “Yellow River Cantata” was widely considered to be the anthem of the revolution. Yet soon, Ange’s life [...]

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The Nightingale

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

The hero of this story is a little bird with a very sweet song-so sweet it brings tears to the eyes of the Chinese Emperor and charms Death right back into the graveyard.

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