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Chinese American History Books from ChildBook


Year

What

Book

Ancient China

Amazing the amount of Chinese Invention from Gunpower to seed planters and more.  Great book to read.

Made in China - Ideas and Inventions from Ancient China by Suzanne Williams

Ancient China

Presents general factual information about ancient China in the form of a traveler's guidebook, with suggestions on what to eat, where to stay, how to get around, sights to see, and how to stay safe on your imaginary trip to this ancient land.

Ancient China - Time Travel Guide by Jane Shutter

618- 907 AD

Wu Ze Tian ruled during the Tang Dynasty (618- 907 AD), a period of prosperity and cultural achievement in China.

Empress of China

1421

Chinese Admiral who have reached American in 1421.

The Great Voyage of Zheng He

1869

Building of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Ten Mile Day

1849

Story of a boy during the Gold Rush

Chang's Paper Pony

1885

Rock Springs Massacre in Wyoming of at least 28 Chinese Miners.

The Traitor by Laurence Yep, Gold Mountain Chronicles 1865

1922

Now a state park.

Angel Island Prisoner, 1922

1934

Angel Island, Ellis Island for the Chinese in San Francisco Bay.

Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain: An Angel Island Story by Katrina Saltonstall Currier, Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo (hardcover)

1965

Chinatown Experience

Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep

Current

Chinatown Experience

Exploring Chinatown: A Children's Guide to Chinese Culture

 
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Chang's Paper Pony
Chang's Paper Pony. English. Softcover.
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Cute story of a Chinese boy during the Gold Rush.  Chang wants a horse of his own.  English. Softcover.
Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. English. Paperback.
Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. English. Paperback.
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Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep. Sailing to California in 1865, fourteen-year-old Otter leaves China to meet his father and legendary uncle on the transcontinental railroad, an adventure that challenges his survival on the mountains of the Sierras. 

English.  Paperback.
Ties That Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback.
Ties That Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka. English. Paperback.
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Ties That Bind, Ties that Break by Lensey Namioka.  English.  Paperback.  A story of a young Chinese girl refused to have her feet bound.
Away from Ping Wei- A Documentary of China - DVD
Away from Ping Wei- A Documentary of China - DVD
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Away from Ping Wei follows the journey of Liu Yen Twin, a typical teenager trying to establish herself in a fast changing China.
   
 
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