Part of the popular WHY? educational series, this book introduces children to China?s history, culture, geography, and daily life. Presented in a comic-style format, it explains complex topics in a simple and entertaining way, helping young readers gain basic knowledge about China and its role in the world.
Mischievous and full of energy, Monkey has uniquely amazing magical powers. Long ago, the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Heavens, was so unhappy that China was in great turmoil that he even considered destroying its people. The Goddess of Mercy, Guan Yin, suggested another way: find Lord Buddha's scriptures in India and bring them back to China, which would help the Chinese become peaceful and …
AD920L | A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening
380L | The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King
More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept growing and growing. But its construction came at a huge cost: it is believed that more than a million Chinese died building it, earning the wall its nickname--the longest cemetery on earth. Throug…