 | The Story of Ancient China by Suzanne Strauss Art
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $7.99 First volume of a great spine text - late elementary/middle school level. It contains comprehension questions, essay ideas and activity hints.
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 | Ancient China (See Through History) by Brian Williams
Buy used from: $9.97 A very good spine for younger children, and a colourful supplement for older ones.
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 | China: Countries and Cultures for Young Explorers by Becky Daniel
Buy used from: $2.38 Gentle introduction to Chinese culture for younger children.
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 | Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China by Frances Carpenter
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.47 Culture, myth and legend.
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 | The Ch'i-lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories (Sunburst Book) by Linda Fang
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $1.81 Ancient Chinese stories. Grades 4 - 7
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 | Legends of Ten Chinese Traditional Festivals (Chinese/English edition) by He Wei
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $3.98 |
 | Why Snails Have Shells: Minority and Han Folktales from China (A Kolowalu Book) by Carolyn Han
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.72 Grades 4 - 6
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 | Fantastic Inventions and Inventors: True Stories from Ancient China by Kang Zhu
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $1.38 Plus other books by the same author. Cartoon retellings of stories of scientific discovery. Grades K to 3
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 | The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom by Chih-Chung Tsai
Buy used from: $9.00 Also books on Confucius, Mencius and Sunzi by the same author.
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| Selected Chinese Tales of The Han, Wei and Six Dynasties Periods
Buy used from: $2.95 I haven't read this yet, but it looks good. Bilingual edition - 5th grade and up?
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 | Between the Dragon and the Eagle (Adventures in Time Books) by Mical Schneider
Buy used from: $12.61 Novel of the Silk Road at the time of the Roman Empire. Grades 4 - 7.
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 | Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531 (The Royal Diaries) by Laurence Yep
Buy used from: $0.01 Grade 5 - 8.
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 | Legend of Mu Lan: A Heroine of Ancient China by Wei Jiang
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $10.00 Classic tale. Grades 3 - 6.
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 | Monkey: A Journey to the West by David Kherdian
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.59 Classic tale.
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 | Empress of China, Wu Ze Tian: Written by Jiang Cheng an ; Illustrated by Xu De Yuan by De Yuan Xu Cheng An Chiang
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $22.95 Tang dynasty story of a female emperor.
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 | China's Later Dynasties by Suzanne Strauss Art
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $13.95 Second volume of this great spine text for middle school.
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 | The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean
Buy used from: $0.01 Historical novel: 13th Century. Grades 5 - 9.
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 | I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson
Buy used from: $0.01 Historical novel set at the time of Kublai Khan. Grades 6 - 10.
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| Selected Chinese Stories of The Song and Ming Dynasties (English-Chinese) by Feng Menglong
Buy used from: $20.00 I haven't read this yet, but it looks good. Bilingual edition - 5th grade and up?
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 | The Examination (Sunburst Book) by Malcolm Bosse
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $0.06 Historical novel: Ming Dynasty. Grades 6 - 10.
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 | Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $0.01 Historical novel set in the Ming Dynasty. Reading level grade 5 - 10, but it's not an easy tale - for older children only.
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 | A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman
Buy new: $4.99 / Used from: $0.01 Easy chapter book. Grade 3 - 8.
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 | The Serpent's Children: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1849 by Laurence Yep
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 First in an interesting series on ordinary Chinese life and emigration to the US. Grades 7 and up.
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 | Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom by Katherine Paterson
Buy used from: $0.01 Historical novel set in the time of the Taiping Rebellion (Qing Dynasty). For older children only - contain scenes of violence.
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 | Spring Pearl: The Last Flower (Girls of Many Lands) by Laurence Yep
Buy used from: $0.01 Historical novel set in the time of the Opium Wars (Qing Dynasty). Grades 5 - 8.
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 | With the Allies to Pekin by G. A. Henty
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $33.01 I haven't read this one, but many people swear by Henty. It might be an interesting discussion piece for considering the point of view of the author. Grades 10 - 12.
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 | The Last Emperor by Jackie Gaff
Buy used from: $0.80 Grades K to 3.
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| The Rise of Modern China (20th-Century Perspectives) by Tony Allan
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $7.96 Basic text for modern China - rather slim, but the best I could find. Grades 6 to 8.
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 | The True Story of Ah Q by Lu Hsun
Buy used from: $0.03 A classic novella of the early 20th Century. The story includes an execution but the description is not graphic.
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| The Man Who Changed China: The Story of Sun Yat-sen (World Landmark Book, 9) by Pearl S. Buck
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 | Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Lewis
Buy used from: $0.01 1920's tale.
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 | Camel Xiangzi (Bilingual Series on Modern Chinese Literature) by Lao She
Buy new: $23.00 / Used from: $13.49 For older children only. The translation that I have read has one, shocking obscenity in it. Pre-read, and make your own decision about giving it to your child.
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 | The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Sweet story for younger children.
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 | The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.01 Set during the early days of the Japanese invasion of China. Grades 3 to 6.
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 | Music on the Bamboo Radio (New Windmills) by Martin Booth
Buy used from: $22.03 Hong Kong during the Second World War.
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 | Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 20th Century autobiography. Young adult.
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 | The Chinese Cultural Revolution (World History) by David Pietrusza
Buy used from: $0.01 Grades 5 - 9.
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 | Red Scarf Girl (rpkg): A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jiang
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Chu Ju's House by Gloria Whelan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Modern day tale. Grades 5 - 9.
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 | The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl by Ma Yan
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $0.27 Grades 5 - 9.
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