A legendary artist, Han Gan, who lived in china 1,200 years ago painted horses. His horse paintings were so realistic, that his horses come alive.
Asia
Materials from Asia
Who’s Hiding?
A concept book about emotion and action.
A Time Of Golden Dragons
Where dragons come from is introduced historically and culturally.
Halmoni’s Day
Jennifer, a Korean American, is worried that her grandmother, visiting from Korea, will embarrass her on her school’s Grandparents’ Day, but the event brings her understanding and acceptance.
Grass For His Pillow : Lord Fujiwara’s Treasures
Takeo accepts his heritage as a member of the superhuman cabal of assassins known as “The Tribe.” But his heart yearns for Kaede, his love, and wishes to fulfill the final wishes of his adopted father, Otori Shigaru. Kaede returns to her homeland to find her father’s estate in ruin and her inheritance in jeopardy.
Taiwan
Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Taiwan.
Year Of Impossible Goodbyes
In 1945, 10-year-old Sookan’s homeland of North Korea is occupied by the Japanese. Sookan watches her people–forced to renounce their native ways–become increasingly angry and humiliated. When war’s end brings only a new type of domination–from the Russian communists.
Brilliance Of The Moon: Battle For Maruyama
The lovers Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede are now husband and wife. Their marriage has enraged two powerful men.
Shanghai Shadows
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.
The 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Chinese folktale about the twelve animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac.