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Chinese History Books for Children and Chinese-American History

(in English and Chinese)

  • Zheng Le who may have discovered American before Columbus
  • Chinese Inventions - Gunpowder, printing press and more
  • Chinese migration to Gold Mountain
  • Building the Transcontinental Railroad
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Thanking the Moon, Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, English, Hard Cover
Thanking the Moon, Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, English, Hard Cover, pages
Our Price: $16.99


Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, English, Hard Cover, 288 pages
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, English, Hard Cover, 288 pages
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  • Minli goes on a magical journey to find the Old Man of the Moon to ask how she can change her family's fortune.
  • Award-winning and bestseller!
Chinese Famous People Childhood Stories Book 6.  Traditional Characters with Bo Po Mo.  Soft Cover.
Chinese Famous People Childhood Stories Book #6. Traditional Characters with Bo Po Mo. Soft Cover.
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Chinese Famous People Childhood Stories Book 6.  A colorful picture book easy for children to understand & learn about the history of China. Traditional characters with Bo Po Mo.  Soft Cover.
Chang's Paper Pony
Chang's Paper Pony. English. Softcover.
Our Price: $3.99

Cute story of a Chinese boy during the Gold Rush.  Chang wants a horse of his own.  English. Softcover.
Ten Mile Day - Building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Ten Mile Day
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Building of the Transcontinental Railroad that linked the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Over 6000 Chinese worked on it at one point.
Empress of China Wu Ze Tian
Empress of China, Wu Ze Tian. English/Simplified Char. Soft Cover
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Empress of China, Wu Ze Tian.  The true story of how a beautiful attendant to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in China rose to become China's only female emperor after suffering many hardships.  Written by the same author as the Legend of Mulan.  Well illustrated children book.  Bilingual In English & Simplified Chinese.  Soft Cover.
Ancient China - Time Travel Guide
Ancient China - Time Travel Guide by Jane Shutter
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Presents general factual information about ancient China in the form of a traveller'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.
Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain: An Angel Island Story
Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain: An Angel Island Story by Katrina Saltonstall Currier, Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo (hardcover)
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A journey through the Ellis Island of the West for Chinese, Angel Island, by a young boy
The Great Voyage of Zheng He
The Great Voyage of Zheng He, Bilingual Book
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Bilingual in English & Traditional Chinese
  • Zheng He is the famous Chinese Admiral that lead seven naval expeditions for the Emperor.
  • His expeditions stunned the world with its daring exploration, immense wealth, and military might.
  • large-format book offers an interesting story and unusually good illustrations
Great introduction book for children to learn about Chinese history

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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.
   
 
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