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Recommended
Resources:
Reading
Suggestions:
- Read
Kidatlas
pages 24-25, What's Happening? Africa, India, China, Mediterranean
Sea, Americas
- Ancient
China by Arthur Cotterell. 63 pgs, color, Eyewitness, (J
931 C828an 2000)
- Ancient
China (See Through History series) by Brain Williams. Lib
#951 W67an 1996. 48 pgs., color, 3-8+
- Ancient
Medicine : From Sorcery to Surgery by Michael Woods. Lib
#J 610.9 W865a 2000
- China
by Valerie Hill. 47 pgs., color, (915.1) In Process
- China
by Sandy Asher. 48 pgs., color, (J 951 A825c 2003 )
- Daisy
Comes Home by Jan Brett. Ficton. Color, Easy Reader (E
Bre) Emperor's New Clothes, The: A Tale Set in China
by Demi. Fiction, color. (J 398.2 D395c 2000)
- Five
Chinese Brothers by Clair Bishop. The classic story of five
brothers who use their special powers to rescue the first
brother from being unfairly put to death. Ages 4-8. You
WILL need to discuss the message of this one. One of my
favorite childhood stories.
- Marco
Polo and the Silk Road to China by Michael Burgan. 48 pgs,
color (J 92 P76bu 2002)
- Sagwa,
the Chinese Siamese Cat by Amy Tan. (J Fiction) Fun Fantasy
set in China. K-4+
- Shanghaied
to China by Dave Jackson, 141 pgs, (Historical fiction
set at time of Hudson Taylor’s work in China,
5th+
- Story
about Ping, The by Marjorie Flack. (Easy Picture)
- Story
of Chopsticks, The by Ying Compestine, 32pgs, picture book,
FUN! K-4+
- Yangtze
River by Cari Meister. 24 pgs, color (J 951 M479y 2002),
2+
Internet
Research and/or Activities
Activities:
- Locate
China on a world map; locate major cities, waterways, mountains,
landmarks on a map of China.
- Ancient
Civilizations, History Pockets. Ancient China,
Pgs. 69-81. ISBN 1557999007. Gr. 1-3+
- Study
the art of silk making in ancient China
- Great
Wall of China
-
Hands-On Heritage: Ancient China, K-6 ($7.99)
- Add
composition and hands-on
projects as appropriate.
Video
Recommendations:
- Ancient
China (Ancient Civilizations for Children series) (J Video)
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