From 1939 to 1945, a Jewish family struggles to survive in occupied China, young ilse by remaining optimistic, her older brother by joining a resistance movement, her mother by maintaining connections to the past, and her father by playing the violin that had been his livelihood.
China
Materials from China
The 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Chinese folktale about the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac.
The Diary of Ma Yan
Ma Yan’s heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling in a drought-stricken corner of rural China.
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Landed
After leaving his home in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held and interrogated on Angel Island before being allowed to join his merchant father in San Francisco.
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The Pea Blossom
In a garden near Beijing, five peas in a shell grow and wait to discover what fate has in store for them.
Buddha In The Garden
After a small boy is adopted by monks at a Buddhist temple, he spends his time tending the temple gardens and discovering the nature of enlightenment.
China Under Communism
This history of modern China covers the origins, founding, and development of the country’s Communist regime and examines the forces that are pushing the country–nuclear power and the home of a fifth of the world’s population–toward change.
Daisy Comes Home
Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.
First Apple
The author describes 1940s China and her quest, as a nine-year-old girl, to buy a precious apple for her grandmother’s birthday. By the author of A Day on a Shrimp Boat.
The Year Of The Panda
A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda, and, in the process, learns why pandas are endangered, and what the government is doing to save them.