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61) The Moon Lady
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1992]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Nai-nai tells her granddaughters the story of her outing, as a seven-year-old girl in China, to see the Moon Lady and be granted a secret wish.
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
[1987]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
An artist agrees to paint a dragon on the wall of a Chinese village, but the magistrate's insistence that he paint eyes on the dragon has amazing results.
66) Shanghai escape
Author
Series
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
248 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1993]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Liang, an orphan boy with a magic paintbrush that brings to life whatever he paints, travels to the court of the Emperor of China to find his fortune and true love.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
Trade edition.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A grandfather competes against his grandson in a kite flying contest on Chung Yang Chieh, the Chinese kite flying holiday.
Author
Series
Magnificent 12 volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mack MacAvoy, an average-seeming twelve-year-old boy who happens to have special powers, travels to China in an effort to assemble an elite team of his peers to help him thwart the evil Pale Queen.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When his mother sends him to the market to buy necessities for the upcoming festival, Lin Yi is certain his bargaining skills will get him the best prices and he will have money left over for his coveted red rabbit lantern.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Taken in by a poor family in a rural village after the death of her father, Sunflower bonds with the family's only child, Bronze, who has not spoken since being traumatized by a terrible fire.
Author
Publisher
VanitaBooks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Made in China tells the story of a girl adopted into an American family and the problems she encounters with her older sister. with help from her father, the adopted sister learns the value of her Chinese beginnings. Later the girls accept their differences and embrace the joy that comes from a loving family."--p, [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 7
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
81 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When he inadvertently injures a Chinese acrobat performing at his school auditorium, Stanley travels with the brother and sister duo to Beijing where he trains to perform for the president of China.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this funny story, we meet the Mongolian Death Worm family: Beverly, Trevor, Neville and Kevin. In spite of their deadly reputation, they're determined to make nice and win over the other animals. Their overtures of friendship are . . . not reciprocated. But when disaster strikes, it's the Mongolian Death Worm family to the rescue!"--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Immedium hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When a hungry ghost threatens to gobble up a plump little boy, the boy tricks the ghost by convincing him to prepare an elaborate recipe first. Includes a cultural note on the Ghost Festival and a recipe for dumplings.
Author
Series
Front desk volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family--to China! A total dream come true. Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life, like . . . 1. Lupe's taking classes at the high school! And Mia's own plans to be a big writer are . . . stuck....
80) Shaolin tiger
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sensei Ki-Yaga leads the disabled samurai-in-training of the Cockroach Ryu across the Sea of Japan to China, where they study the ways of the Shaolin monks before facing Qing-Shen, a skilled soldier seeking revenge against his former teacher, the Sensei.
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