My 5-year old son and I are studying geography and reading books from different countries. This week we're in China.
China's Bravest Girl: The Legend of Hua Mu Lan
by Charlie Chin
Ming Lo moves the mountain
by Arnold Lobel
The lost horse : a Chinese folktale
by Ed Young
The Story About Ping
by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese
Recommended Age: 5
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Dragon prince : a Chinese Beauty & the beast tale
by Laurence Yep
Favorite Children Stories from China and Tibet
by Lotta Carswell Hume
All the way to Lhasa : a tale from Tibet
by Barbara Helen Berger
Father's Chinese opera
by Rich Lo
The rooster's antlers : a story of the Chinese zodiac
by Eric A. Kimmel
How the rooster got his crown
by Amy Lowry Poole
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
by Ed Young
Recommended Age: 8
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Beyond the great mountains : a visual poem about china
by Ed Young
Dragon Parade : a Chinese New Year story
by Steven A. Chin
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Tikki Tikki Tembo
by Arlene Mosel
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Ten suns : a Chinese legend
by Eric A. Kimmel
My Chinatown
by Kam Mak
Count your way through China
by James Haskins
Not For Parents China: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
by Lonely Planet
Guo Shuang, from China:
Children Just Like Me
by Anabel Kindersley
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The Ivory Wand:
Stories from Around the World
by Heather Amery
Recommended Age: 5
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The Dragon Princess:
Around the World in 80 Tales
by Saviour Pirotta
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