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To welcome new student Kim Ling Tan, a class prepares reports on the tropical southeast Asian nation known since 1963…
as Malaysia. Lessons cover the country's history, land, natural resources, and different groups of people. Includes a recipe and craft. For grades 3-6. 2009Meet our new student from Korea (Robbie reader. Meet our new student from)
By Marylou Morano Kjelle. 2009
A teacher explains the history of the two Koreas--North and South--to prepare her class for a new student's arrival. Discusses…
the customs, foods, holidays, geography, wildlife, and typhoons of this mountainous peninsula southeast of China. Includes a recipe and craft. For grades 3-6. 2009Project seahorse (Scientists in the Field)
By Pamela S. Turner. 2010
Discusses biologists' work setting up a Marine Protected Area on a reef in the Philippines. Describes their study of seahorse…
reproduction, life cycle, and habitat. Profiles a local fisherman, whose family depends on his catch, and explores the community's role in the conservation effort. For grades 5-8. 2010Meet our new student from Japan (Robbie reader. Meet our new student from)
By Lori McManus. 2010
American students prepare for a new classmate by learning about Japan--an island group off the continent of Asia. This overview…
introduces Japan's twelve-thousand-year history, its volcanic geography, and customs and celebrations. Includes a recipe for Osumashi soup and instructions for making a Koi-Nobori (fish-shaped wind sock). For grades 3-6. 2010Meet our new student from India (Robbie reader. Meet our new student from)
By Khadija Ejaz. 2010
Welcoming new student Jai Singh to a third-grade class in Oklahoma is the setting used to introduce the history, geography,…
and cultures of India. Includes a recipe for the cooling drink mango lassi and instructions for making a Diwali diya for the Hindu festival of lights. For grades 3-6. 2010Meet our new student from China (Robbie reader. Meet our new student from)
By Tamra Orr. 2009
Classroom preparations provide the setting for this overview of the large Asian nation, its historical dynasties, its wildlife and natural…
features, and daily life of the people--who numbered one and one third billion in 2008. Includes an almond-cookie recipe and instructions for making a paper lantern. For grades 3-6. 2009China: over 40 activities to experience China-- past and present (Kaleidoscope Kids)
By Debbi Michiko Florence, Debbi M. Florence. 2008
Discusses China's geography, history, and cultural traditions and presents related arts and crafts projects that make use of available materials.…
Activities include racing a dragon boat, baking Moon cakes, juggling two balls, and eating with chopsticks. For grades 3-6. 2008Saving the ghost of the mountain: an expedition among snow leopards in Mongolia (Scientists in the Field)
By Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop. 2009
Chronicles a trip to Altai Mountains, Mongolia, by scientist Tom McCarthy and his team, who study and protect the elusive…
snow leopard. Discusses McCarthy's background, interests, and enjoyment of field work. Provides facts on the animals, peoples, and history of the region. For grades 5-8. 2009Dumpling dreams: how Joyce Chen brought the dumpling from Beijing to Cambridge
By Carrie Clickard, Katy Wu. 2017
Rhyming text tells the story of Jia (Joyce) Chen and her family's journey from China to the United States in…
this illustrated biography. One of America's most famous immigrants and chefs, Joyce Chen used dumplings (among other delicious foods) to introduce Chinese culture to the American palate. For preschool-grade 2While i was away
By Waka T Brown. 2021
Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books of the Year! The Farewell meets Erin Entrada Kelly's Blackbird Fly…
in this empowering middle grade memoir from debut author Waka T. Brown, who takes readers on a journey to 1980s Japan, where she was sent as a child to reconnect to her family's roots. When twelve-year-old Waka's parents suspect she can't understand the basic Japanese they speak to her, they make a drastic decision to send her to Tokyo to live for several months with her strict grandmother. Forced to say goodbye to her friends and what would have been her summer vacation, Waka is plucked from her straight-A-student life in rural Kansas and flown across the globe, where she faces the culture shock of a lifetime. In Japan, Waka struggles with reading and writing in kanji, doesn't quite mesh with her complicated and distant Obaasama, and gets made fun of by the students in her Japanese public-school classes. Even though this is the country her parents came from, Waka has never felt more like an outsider. If she's always been the "smart Japanese girl" in America but is now the "dumb foreigner" in Japan, where is home...and who will Waka be when she finds it?Digging Deep: How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past
By Laura Scandiffio. 2019
Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my! Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a…
discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science brought them to light. From the new clues about life in the Stone Age gleaned from Ötzi the Ice Man, to new opinions about King Richard III’s villainous reputation deduced from the discovery of his long-lost tomb, Digging Deep is full of fascinating examples of how modern science has disrupted the status quo. Sidebars and illustrations with easy-to-follow explanations of radio-carbon dating, DNA, and other scientific topics provide further reading to satisfy readers with an interest in STEM.Explains the significance of Chinese New Year traditions--the food, fireworks, dragons, lanterns, and family activities. Includes instructions for making a…
paper lantern, playing the drum and flower game, and baking fortune cookies. For grades K-3. 2009Real ninja: over 20 true stories of Japan's secret assassins
By Coral Tulloch, James Field, Stephen R Turnbull. 2008
Traces the rise of ninja (invisible men) forces that peaked in the sixteenth century--the time of Japan's great civil wars.…
Discusses ninja training, weapons (including poisons), disguises, and tactics, as well as the feats of famous ninja. For grades 4-7. 2008Three cups of tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
By Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Sarah L Thomson. 2009
Recounts adventures of Greg Mortenson, a mountain climber who became lost in northern Pakistan in 1993 and was cared for…
in a remote village. Discusses Greg's promise to build the children a school and his ongoing efforts to establish other schools where they never before existed. For grades 5-8. 2009Southeast Asia (Modern World Cultures Ser.)
By Douglas A Phillips, Douglas Philips. 2009
Discusses the history, culture, politics, economy, geography, and environment of ten Southeast Asian countries including Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand,…
Vietnam, and Malaysia. Highlights regional conflicts, the history of colonialism, and Southeast Asia's role in the global marketplace. For junior and senior high readers. 2006South Asia (Modern World Cultures Ser.)
By John E. Benhart, George Pomeroy. 2009
Describes the culture, history, politics, economy, and natural landscapes of seven south Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal,…
Bhutan, and the Maldives. Highlights the contrasts between traditional ways of life and the changes brought by globalization and popular culture. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Focuses on violent upheavals as agents of name change--for a major city in Vietnam during the 1965-1975 war, Cambodia under…
the Khmers, Burma, and the Japanese Empire. Discusses the warriors and historical figures who precipitated these name and boundary shifts. For grades 6-9. 2008Teens in Japan (Global Connection)
By Sandy Donovan, Sandra Donovan, Compass Point Books. 2007
Examines the centuries-old customs still influencing Japanese daily life in 2007. Discusses the pressure on teens to excel at school,…
as well as teenagers' familiarity with cutting-edge technology and their interests in music, baseball, and electronic devices. For grades 6-9. 2007East Asia (Modern World Cultures Ser.)
By Charles F. Gritzner, Douglas A. Phillips. 2006
Provides an overview of the history, culture, government, economy, and natural environment of Japan, North Korea, South Korea, mainland China,…
Mongolia, and Taiwan. Discusses twentieth-century conflicts and the region's role in the global marketplace. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Ancient China: archaeology unlocks the secrets of China's past (National Geographic investigates)
By Jacqueline A Ball, Richard H. Levey, Jacqueline Ball. 2007
Explains archaeologists' exploration of ancient tombs and villages to find clues about the way people lived long ago. Discusses the…
two-thousand-year-old pottery army guarding the tomb of the first emperor of China, jade burial suits, and the best-preserved mummy in the world--Lady Dai. For grades 4-7. 2007