Bailey, Linda
Summary: "In this third book in the Time Travel Guides series, the three Binkerton siblings go back in time to 1st century CE China! Amid the chaos of their arrival, little Libby slips away, hitching a ride to the capital city. Soon she is dining with nobility and rubbing elbows with the emperor himself! The twins, Josh and Emma, on the other hand, are mistaken for barbarian spies and are pursued...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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Summary: "Did you know the umbrella and toilet paper were both invented in China? Or that many ancient emperors believed they were descended from dragons? How about that kites were first used as warning signals in ancient China? Walk along miles and miles of the Great Wall, take a peek into terrific tombs, and stroll through some of the most amazing palaces ever built as you discover extreme facts about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 FINSonneborn, Liz.
Summary: Read about the ancient civilization of China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 SONWood, Michael
Summary: Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest civilization and longest lasting state, to tell a thrilling story of intense drama, fabulous creativity, and deep humanity that stretches back thousands of years. After a century and a half of foreign invasion, civil war, and revolution, China has once again returned to center stage as a global superpower and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martin's Press 2020
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Summary: A unique overview of the fashion and dress, diet, hygiene, medicine, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Chinese. This entertaining yet informative book details practices that may seem peculiar to today's students, while respectfully contextualizing another culture and time, especially one as ancient, rich, and foundational as that of ancient China. Readers are drawn in by the sometimes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 CULBall, Philip
Summary: Takes us on a journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to grasp the overwhelming complexity and teeming energy of the country and its people. Water is a key that unlocks much of Chinese history and thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BALHan, Han
Summary: Han Han is the most influential (and provocative) young person in China, equally beloved and reviled for the satirical wit with which he takes on everyone from corrupt politicians to ludicrous protesters. In this collection of essays, he tackles everything from Internet culture in a country that censors the Internet to his own escapades driving around with fake police IDs and a megaphone, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 890 HANHessler, Peter
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 HESBlunden, Caroline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 951 BLUWillis, Michael D.
Summary: This book showcases the art of Tibet in all its glory, from monumental temples and vivid wallpaintings to exquisitely detailed statues of buddhas, deities, and saints.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Books 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 951.5 WILSchafer, Edward H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 933.1 SCHSchomp, Virginia.
Summary: Discover the civilization of ancient China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 SCHKaminski, Leah
Summary: "As one of the Earth's biggest countries and the one with the world's largest population, China is well-known for its rich history and traditions ... Readers will learn about China's culture, monuments like the Great Wall, and animals like panda bears that call China home."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Co KaminskiPeissel, Michel
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.15 PEIBuchanan, Keith M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 BUCSmith, Bradley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1973