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A Journey in Our Family's Chinese Garden by Li Jian
Category: Picture Books
Join one family's journey as they design and build an authentic Chinese garden in their backyard Papa seems to have a grand plan for the backyard. Day by day, he transforms the little space--building walls, a pond, and a gazebo with his own two hands. Everyone's favorite addition to the new garden is ...Show more
A Prince and His Porcelain Cup : A Tale of the Famous Chicken Cup (Simplified Chinese & English) by Li Jian (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
This beautifully illustrated, bilingual Chinese and English children's book invites you to learn a store inspired by the rare Ming Dynasty cup that's admired as the "holy grail" of China's art world. Known as the Chicken Cup, it's vividly decorated with a rooster and a hen tending to her chicks. This s ...Show more
Cai Lun: The Creator of Paper by Li Jian
Category: Picture Books
Cai Lun was called into the Palace to serve the Emperor at the age of 15. He was smart and studied hard. Soon he was promoted to be an attending official in charge of documentation. At that time, documents were written either on tablets of bamboo strips or on silk. Bamboo strips were heavy and silk were ...Show more
Genghis Khan: The Brave Warrior Who Bridged East and West (Chinese & English) by Li Jian; Yijin Wert (Translator); Lian Jian (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Contemporary Writers Ser.
This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book tells a story about the Asia's most famous leader--his childhood and legacy.By the Onon River in the hinterland of Eurasia, Temujin (Genghis Khan) was born in a harmonious family of a tribal chief on Mongolian territory where the vast blue sky s ...Show more
Little Monkey King's Journey (Simplified Chinese & English) by Li Jian (Illustrator); Yijin Wert (Translator); Lian Jian (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Stories of the Chinese Zodiac Ser.
Long long ago, an old magic stone suddenly cracked open after lying in the sunlight and moonlight for thousands of years. From the shell of the stone, a little Monkey was born. Adopted by the Monkey King in the mountain, Little Monkey was very naughty and playful. One day, while playing in a tree, he fe ...Show more
Ming's Adventure in the Forbidden City (Simplified Chinese & English) by Li Jian
Category: Accessories
In this colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book a boy of today and a Little Emperor from the past find adventure and fun in the Forbidden City On a visit to the Forbidden City, Xiao Ming somehow manages to lose his father. During his search, Ming finds a strange set of stairs. Perhaps ...Show more
Ming's Adventure with Confucius in Qufu (Simplified Chinese & English) by Li Jian; Yijin Wert (Translator); Lian Jian (Illustrator)
Category: Education
In this beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book, a modern-day boy goes on an adventure where he meets Confucius--China's most famous ancient philosopher. In his newest adventure, Ming and his father travel to Qufu in China's Shandong Province, the hometown of the famous Chinese sage Co ...Show more
Ming's Adventure with the Terracotta Army (English/Chinese) by Li Jian
Category: Picture Books
When a special exhibition of terracotta warriors comes to town, Ming and his mother goes to see them at the museum. To remember this exciting event, Ming's mother buys him a little figurine of a General to keep in his room at home. But at midnight, Ming wakes up and finds the General figurine is alive a ...Show more
Ming's Kung Fu Adventure in the Shaolin Temple : A Zen Buddhist Tale in English and Chinese by Li Jian
Category: Picture Books
After Xiao Ming participates in a martial arts exercise at school, his parents take him on a trip to the Shaolin Temple--the birth-place of kung fu--in the central Henan Province of China. The temple is situated in the forests of Shaoshi Mountain, one of the seven mountains of Song Mountains. With a his ...Show more
Mulan: A Story in English and Chinese by Li Jian; Yijin Wert
Category: Picture Books
From China-based publisher Shanghai Press, this book recounts the legend of Mulan and her bravery through beautiful Chinese ink paintings. Though we all know the beloved Disney retelling, the original story of Mulan comes from a folktale from China's Northern Dynasty (439-589) about the unusual tale of ...Show more
Mulan (Chinese & English) by Li Jian
Category: Picture Books
A long time ago in China, there lived a young girl named Mulan. Her father was a retired general who taught her many skills girls weren't normally allowed to learn, like martial arts, archery, sword play and how to ride a horse. One day, soldiers came to Mulan's village. They told everyone China was in ...Show more