Ancient China  •  Arthur Cotterell REFERENCE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) A handsomely illustrated overview of the history, art and accomplishments of ancient China for children 9-12, in the attractive Eyewitness style. Informative text, and hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, introduce China's rich heritage. (CHN50, $15.99)
Buddha Stories  •  Demi RELIGION •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 32 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) Intended for ages 4 to 8, this book tells 10 of the author's favorite "jakatas," or moral tales of the Buddha. She has sumptuously illustrated the volume in gold printed on deep, dark blue (in the tradition of an ancient Buddhist text). Gorgeous (at least in very good light!), and a compelling introduction to Buddhism for children. (ASA16, $20.00)
Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies  •  Moss Roberts LITERATURE •  1980 •  PAPER  • 258 PAGES • FAMILY Moss Roberts combed 2,500 years of the Chinese folk tradition for this anthology of one hundred short Chinese tales. Decorated with woodcut illustrations throughout, this is another volume in Pantheon's excellent folklore series. (CHN146, $16.00)
This Is Hong Kong  •  Miroslav Sasek CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) (HKG32, $17.95)
Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding  •  Lenore Look  •  Yumi Heo LITERATURE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 40 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) (CHN348, $16.95)
White Ghost Girls  •  Alice Greenway LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS Brief, haunting, lyrical, Alice Greenway's astonishing first novel revolves around two American girls in Hong Kong in 1967, their photojournalist father too busy in Vietnam to pay much attention and their mother a lost soul. Greenway, the daughter of a foreign corespondent who grew up in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Jerusalem, renders perfectly the backdrop and turmoil of China and the region in the 1960s. (HKG31, $13.00)