By Kevin Sinclair, Iris Po-Yee Wong, Iris Wong Po-Yee
By Robert Storey, Nicko Goncharoff, Caroline Liou Good gift book about China. Describes each region
and city of the country.
By Jenny Li, Barbara Szerlip (Editor), Jenni Li
By Boye Lafayette De Mente, Boye Lafayette Demente
By Michael Karhausen Ninety captivating black-and-white photographs invite the reader
to learn about China through the lens of its children--alone, within
their families, at school, at play. Through their faces and activities,
Chinese culture and history come alive. The Union of Catholic Asian
News (UCAN) commissioned Michael Karhausen, a German photographer/
journalist, to spend two years with children in China to produce
this work.
By Song Nan Zhang (Ages 5-Adult) - Accompanied by magnificent
artwork, Zhang's text is full of interesting details about the customs,
legends, and historical backgrounds of the minority groups he visited
in along the Silk Road in China. Having lived through the Cultural
Revolution, Zhang takes special delight in depicting the uniqueness
of each of these groups.
By Rachel Sing, Shao Wei Liu (Ages 4-8)
This New Year, the Year of the Dragon, something magical happens.
A young girl's grandmother tells her about dragons, and suddenly
she finds herself on a dragon's back soaring over ancient China.
Bright, colorful illustrations complement this informative and imaginative
tale.