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Ancient China
• Arthur Cotterell
• REFERENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Buddha
• Demi
• RELIGION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Beautiful, intricately detailed, full-color illustrations make this life of the Buddha an excellent choice for children. Intended for children age 7-10.
(ASA17, $21.95)
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Buddha Stories
• Demi
• RELIGION
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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).
(ASA16, $20.00)
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China, A True Book
• Dennis Brindell Fradin
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A slim, illustrated introduction to China for younger readers (ages 6-8). With a color map and nice selection of photographs showing the landscapes, cities, people, and monuments of China.
(CHN135, $6.95)
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Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies
• Moss Roberts
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Moss Roberts combed 2,500 years of the Chinese folk tradition for this anthology. Decorated with woodcut illustrations throughout, this is another volume in Pantheon's excellent folklore series.
(CHN146, $16.00)
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Cowboy on the Steppes
• Yi Nan Zhang
• Song Nan Zhang
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A spare, evocative account of an 18-year-old Chinese boy's year as a Mongolian cowboy.
(MGL34, $15.95)
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Emperor's Silent Army, Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
• Jane O'Connor
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Visually engaging and with an exciting plot line, this informative book introduces the Terracotta Army of the first Qin emperor to young readers ages 9-12.
(CHN182, $17.99)
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The Empty Pot
• Demi
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A witty folk tale about honesty, set in ancient China.
(CHN106, $17.95)
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Favorite Children's Stories from China and Tibet
• Koon-chiu Lo
• Lotta Carswell Hume
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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A highly recommended collection of 19 Chinese and Tibetan tales, collected and retold by an American doctor's wife who lived in Hunan province from 1906 to 1928. The illustrations practically leap off the page.
(CHN93, $23.95)
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The Great Wall of China
• Leonard Everett Fisher
• HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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In brief text and bold black-and-white illustrations that any age could enjoy, this storybook recounts the construction of the Great Wall of China for young children.
(CHN103, $7.99)
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Homesick, My Own Story
• Jean Fritz
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Jean Fritz recounts her childhood in Hankow, China in the 1920s. It's a candid, wonderfully written account of this turbulent time, told from a little girl's perspective.
(CHN141, $5.99)
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House of Sixty Fathers
• Meindert De Jong
• Maurice Sendak
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This classic children's novel is set in China during the Japanese invasion as a young boy makes a journey to reunite with his family. A Newbery Honor Book, illustrated by Maurice Sendak and written for kids ages 9-12.
(CHN119, $5.95)
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Lon Po Po, A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
• Ed Young
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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This powerfully illustrated Chinese variant on the story of Red Riding Hood features three sisters who outsmart Lon Po Po, or Granny Wolf, who is disguised as the girls' grandmother. For readers ages 5-9.
(CHN102, $6.99)
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Look What Came From China!
• Miles Harvey
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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An illustrated guide to China, its products and inventions, for children ages 4-8.
(CHN155, $6.95)
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Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats
• Leslie Swartz
• Nina Simonds
• Meilo So
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A fun guide to celebrating the New Year, Dragon Boat Festival and other Chinese holidays.
(CHN183, $21.00)
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Red Scarf Girl, A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
• Ji-Li Jiang
• David Henry Hwang
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engrossing, harrowing memoir of Ji-Li Jiang's experiences as a teenager during Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution. For readers ages 12 and up.
(CHN104, $6.99)
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The Story About Ping
• Marjorie Flack
• Kurt Wiese
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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For readers ages 4-7, this classic tale, first published in 1933, tells the story of a duckling's adventures along the Yangtze River. With delightful illustrations.
(CHN101, $5.99)
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The Year of the Panda
• Miriam Schlein
• Kam Mak
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Rich in detail of the plight and rescue of the giant panda, this chapter book is written for readers 8-12. In it ten-year-old Lu Yi and his father find an orphaned da xiong mao (giant panda) and nurse it back to health.
(CHN105, $4.99)
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Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story from China
• Ed Young
• Ai-Ling Louie
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A southern Chinese Cinderella story, familiar yet distinctly foreign in its details. It's a beautiful book, based on T'ang-era (618-907 A.D.) manuscripts.
(CHN107, $16.99)
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The Yellow River
• Kim Dramer
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An overview of the river's natural and cultural history for middle schoolers.
(CHN162, $8.95)
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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
• Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Drawing on her experience in China as a missionary in the 1920s, Elizabeth Foreman Lewis illuminates the transformation of 13-year-old Young Fu from country bumpkin to an apprentice as a coppersmith in the dangerous, semi-feudal city of Chunking in this Newbery-winning classic for ages 9-12. As Young Fu learns to live by his wits, he also comes to love urban life. This handsome 75-anniversary edition includes new illustrations by William Low.
(CHN148, $17.95)
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