Jangmi finds it hard to say goodbye to relatives and friends, plus the food, customs, and beautiful things of her home in Korea, when her family moves to America.
Provides background information on the Korean War, a significant event in modern world history, presents controversies surrounding this event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by this event.
Photographs and text provide information on the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy of South Korea. Includes maps and a time line.
Photographs and text provide information on the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy of North Korea. Includes maps and a time line.
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
A photographic exploration of Korea and its people, looking at the capital city of Seoul, the historic capitals of the ancient kingdoms, Cheju Island, Korean Buddhism, tradition and folk customs, nature and life, and the twenty-first century.