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A Journey to China

Shanghai Messenger
Good Fortune

Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
Li Keng Wong
Non-Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Peachtree, 2006, 1-56145-367-6
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Chopsticks

Chopsticks
Jon Berkley
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 8
Random House, 2005, 0-375-83309-9

D is for Dancing Dragon

D is for Dancing Dragon: A China Alphabet
Carol Crane
Illustrated by Zong-Zhou Wang
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 5 to 10
Sleeping Bear Press, 2006, 1-58536-273-5

Shanghai Messenger
Andrea Cheng
Drawings by Ed Young
Picture Book
Ages 8 to 12
Lee and Low Books, 2005, 0-58430-238-0
 

Readers who are interested in this topic might like to look at the following series page for further reading ideas:

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The Great Voyages of Zheng He

The Great Voyages of Zheng He
Song Nan Zhang and Hao Yu Zhang
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Non-Fiction Picture Book (Bilingual in English and Chinese)
Ages 10 and up
Pan Asian Publications, 2005, 1-57227-090-X 

Ms. Frizzle's Adventures China

Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Imperial China
Joanna Cole
Illustrated by Bruce Degen
Picture Book (Series)
Ages 6 to 8
Scholastic, 2005, 0-590-10822-0
 
 

D is for Dragon Dance

D is for Dragon Dance
Ying Chang Compestine
Illustrated by Yongsheng Xuan
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 5 to 7
Holiday House, 2006, 0-8234-1887-1 

Eyewitness Ancient China

Eyewitness: Ancient China
Arthur Cotterell
Photographed Alan Hills and Geoff Brightling
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 10 and up
DK, 2005, 0-7566-1382-5

Liu and the bird

Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy
Catherine Louis
Calligraphy by Feng Xiao Min
Translated by Sibylle Kazeroid
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 8
North-South Books, 2006, 0-7358-2050-3 

Ancient China Archeology

Ancient China: Archeology Unlocks the secrets of the past
Jacqueline Ball and Richard Levey
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
National Geographic, 2006, 0-7922-7783-X
 

 

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