china

"Journey at a thrilling clip across the epic history of China-through millennia of early innovation to modern dominance"--Provided by publisher.

"A collection of moving stories passed from mother to daughter recounting life during China's Cultural Revolution . . . growing up during mid-1960s Communist China. In an inspiring tale, her mother recounts how she ended up as one of the few truck-driving women during the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside movement, which sought to increase agricultural outreach and spur social and ideological change amongst youth"--Provided by publisher.

"The Arctic is teeming with tourists. The little polar bear Lars wants to steer clear of humans and their big snowcats. But when he catches a whiff of something delicious on their ship, he decides to investigate. Before Lars knows it, he's on an adventurous trip to China where he meets two lovely pandas. Can these new friends who are so different help him find his way home?"--Provided by publisher.

"Jean Fritz recalls her childhood in China, her special relationship with her beloved AMAH, her adventures with her best friend, and shares the feelings of alienation that came of being an American attending a British school in China.".

When Clara discovers a note and a photograph inside a purse at the mall, she can't stop thinking about the young girl - Yuming_ who wrote the desperate message. Yuming claims that she was kidnapped and is now being forced to work in a factory outside of Beijing. Clara lives in Illinois, but has visited China; her sister Lola was adopted from there. Could it be that Clara was meant to find this note?.

Travel back thousands of years to ancient China, one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how influential rulers changed the country throughout the centuries and how ancient Chinese inventions altered the course of human history.

Get ready to blast back to the past and learn all about the Great Wall of China!.

This book covers numerous events in China's history from the liberation of Shanghai to China's relationship with the world in the 21st century.

This book contains descriptions of many of the Chinese Festivals including: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Spring Dragon Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Heavenly Gift Festival, Seventh Festival, Hungry Ghost Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Laba Festival, Kitchen Festival and major festivals celebrated by China's ethnic groups.