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Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate Chinese New Year and how it is celebrated.

Starting in 1972 when she is nine years old, Ling, the daughter of two doctors, struggles to make sense of the communists' Cultural Revolution, which empties stores of food, homes of appliances deemed "bourgeois," and people of laughter.

James McMullan was a timid, artistic boy growing up in a privileged western community within China. When WWII erupted, his comfortable life was turned upside down.

When her family is threatened with being sent to the poorhouse for failing to collect a rare orchid, Elodie Buchanan accompanies her father to China determined to find the flower and save her family.

In this retelling of an ancient Chinese folk tale, a hard-working young bachelor is rewarded for his kindness.

"The monkey Max befriends the boy Kai, as well as other animals of the Chinese lunar calendar, and demonstrates the qualities of an adventurous spirit. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Monkey"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the history of fashion and clothing in China, discusses the geographical, social, and cultural influences on how people dress, describes both traditional and modern garb, and looks at what men, women, and children are wearing in the early twenty-first century.

Spine title: Stories from China & Tibet. Presents nineteen stories from various parts of China and Tibet.

"Tells the story of U.S. pilots who faced danger every day attempting to deliver supplies over "The Hump" to the Chinese during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

For thousands of years, societies have relied on plants and animals for food and other items, making agriculture as vital to their survival as it is to ours. The cultivation of various crops and livestock over time and throughout the world are examined, revealing the history behind and importance of much of the food we eat today.