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China, A True Book

China, A True Book


by Dennis Brindell Fradin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

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)

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding


by Lenore Look | Yumi Heo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Chinese wedding traditions come alive in this story of a mischief-making Chinese-American girl who worries that her uncle will forget about her after he marries. With charming mixed-media illustrations. (CHN348, $17.99)

China, The Land


by Bobbie Kalman

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An overview of the land and people past and present of China, with color photographs. (CHN339, $7.95)

Homesick, My Own Story

Homesick, My Own Story


by Jean Fritz

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 163 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

Life in Ancient China

Life in Ancient China


by Paul C. Challen

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An overview of the history, geography, people, arts and culture of ancient China for grades 5-7. Also includes colorful photographs, illustrations, time lines, artwork, and diagrams with captions. (CHN340, $8.95)

Little Green, Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Little Green, Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution


by Chun Yu

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A poetic reflection on China's Cultural Revolution told from a child's perspective. It's a good introduction to China's recent history for young adults or mature middle readers. (CHN239, $17.99)

Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party

Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party


by Ying Chang Compestine

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 249 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This powerful autobiographical novel, set in 1970s China, shows the impact of the Cultural Revolution through the eyes of the nine-year-old daughter of two medical doctors. Geared for middle schoolers. (CHN473, $8.99)

Red Scarf Girl, A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Red Scarf Girl, A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution


by Ji-Li Jiang | David Henry Hwang

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 285 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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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