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During a family trip to China, eleven-year-old Mia Chen and her older brother, Jake, follow clues and solve riddles in hopes of finding their missing Aunt Lin and, perhaps, a legendary treasure.

"Jing has come into the world with a powerful destiny. Buther life isn't easy. She is teased about her name, and her father is a poor farmer in the village of Huanan who makes barely enough for their family to survive. Now that Jing is eleven, she is to be sold as bride to the wealthy Guo family, This prosperous proposal is a rare opportunity that her elders don't want to miss, but the price is at great cost Jing's integrity. When she marries, she becomes the wife and nursemaid to Ju'nan, a three-year-old. Forced from one horrible situation to another, Jing feels she has only one choice: run away. With the help of a spider who weaves ameans to escape, and a nightingale who forces a path to freedom, Jing embarks on a magical quest that leads her back to herself"--Jacket flap.

Introduces Chinese mythology, legendary characters, and stories, and shows the influence of Chinese myths on modern culture.

Eddie Huang, Chinese-American chef and author, follows his journey from Williamsburg to Mongolia, Shanghai and Chengdu, as he reconnects with his Chinese culture.

Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation.

Presents an adapted retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale, in which, the Jade Emperor invites all the animals of the world to race with the first twelve animals having a year named after them in the Chinese calendar.

A poor farmer's youngest daughter agrees to marry a fierce dragon in order to save her father's life.

Da Yu is a great hero and he has come to save the land and the people from the floods.

"A concubine at the palace learns quickly that there are many ways to capture the Emperor's attention"--Back cover.