Reprint of a 1937 text hailed as the first authentic account of the Chinese Communist Party and its social revolution, based upon interviews the author had with Mao Tse-tung and other Chinese leaders, as well as his first-person observations as a seven-year resident of the country.
Traces the life and career of the Chinese peasant who rose to become chairman of the People's Republic during the turbulent period of China's revolution and transformation.
The author describes his experiences training and performing as a dancer, discussing his acceptance into the Beijing Dance Academy as a child, travel to America, supportive family, and other related topics.
Presents the life of a fifth-grade girl and her family living in Beijing, China, describing her home and school, daily activities, and the ethnic groups, religion, government, education, industry, geography, and history of her country.
"Engaging images accompany information about Shaolin monks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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.
