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The Chinese Thought of It
by Ting-Xing Ye
- CULTURAL PORTRAIT
- 2009
- PAPER
- 48 PAGES
- MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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With descriptive photos and information-packed text on farming, food and games, this third book in the We Thought of It series explores the origins of much that surrounds us today. Acupuncture, gunpowder and the secrets to spinning silk, the umbrella, wheel barrow and toilet paper, all originated in China.
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