Yijin Wert
Author
Series
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
There was once an extraordinary girl who was as beautiful as she was brave. She knew how to read and write and sew. She loved to ride horses and shoot her bow and arrows. But it was the love for her family and her father that made her into a great soldier.
Author
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Learn about the incredible journey of Temujin who later became known as Genghis Khan, one of the most well-known figures in history. His father, a chieftain of a tribe on the vast Mongolian plain, died early in Temujin's life. The tribe abandoned the family after refusing to follow the young Temujin as its new leader. In a vow to reclaim h tribe, he practiced archery, studied war tactics, and rode horses to become a skilled warrior. Led by his mother's...
Author
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The kindness and generosity of those born under the sign of the sheep in the Chinese zodiac is brought to life in this heartwarming tale. Long, long ago, there lived a kind physician. He lived on a mountain in a small Chinese village where he practiced traditional Chinese medicine for all the villagers. On his way home one day, he found an injured sheep, rescued it and brought it home where he nursed the sheep back to life. One evening, after the...
5) The bird queen =: Bai niao chao feng : a legend of the mythical phoenix told in English and Chinese
Author
Publisher
SCPG
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, hundreds of birds lived on the Cangwu Mountain where they experienced four distinct seasons. Among them, there is a very unnoticeable brown bird called Phoenix. All birds except Phoenix fly to the largest lake in the mountain every day. They comb their feathers by the lake and compete to see whose feathers are more beautiful. Phoenix doesn't like to attend such gatherings; instead, she collects food quietly to get ready for the winter....
Author
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Follow the adventures of the great Chinese explorer Zheng He (1371-1433) during the renowned Ming Dynasty in this illustrated bilingual book. The young Zheng He dreamed of foreign lands, his imagination awakened by a porcelain vase his grandfather and father brought home from overseas. It became his goal to find this stunning cobalt colour but the road to fulfilling this dream was not a straight one.
Author
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Ming and his father take a trip to the Great Wall but end up getting separated from each other. During their time apart, Ming goes on a fascinating journey through the ages of China's Great Wall. Ming will encounter all aspects of the Great Wall's history including: its enemies storming the wall, huge markets for the public, and even a Chinese emperor. Join Ming on this exciting adventure and experience the remarkable history of China's Great Wall"--...
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
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 story tells the tale of a grieving young prince who has recently lost his parents. His uncle who becomes the Emperor decides to send him to the frontier....
Author
Series
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
When young Ming travels with his father to Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, little does he know that he will meet the famous philosopher himself! Ming and his father are in China's Qufu, Shandong Province, where the great sage Confucius was born over 2,500 years ago. While Ming's father studies the stunning historic architecture, Ming's attention is drawn to a game of Chinese checkers set up in a gazebo. As soon as he touches the checkers, he finds...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
The little boy's house was surrounded by many bamboo forests and streams. He lived with bamboo all year round. In spring, bamboo shoots were his delicious food; in summer, bamboo baskets and bamboo brooms were his tools in fishing; in fall, bamboo kites flew high and far; in winter, pork cooked with bamboo shoots was the special dish for the New Year's Eve dinner. Even his gift from his grandpa on the New Year's Eve was made of bamboo. The ever-growing...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
On a visit to the Forbidden City, Xiao Ming became separated from his father. On his search, he went down stairs and crossed a pathway that led him out at the other end. Surprise! He found himself in the Qing Dynasty! Xiao Ming met some Imperial Bodyguards who took him to the Little Emperor. Xiao Ming described the air planes and cars in the future to the Little Emperor, who also showed Xiao Ming his treasures. The most special piece was a bronze...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Long long ago, there lived a boy named Tang Yun. He studied very hard and was ready to take the imperial exam in the Capital City thousands of miles away. Yun's mother was worried about him traveling alone. After working day and night, she finished hand embroidering a rooster on Yun's outfit, hoping the magical rooster would be her son's guardian angel. During his trip, magic happened whenever Yun was in danger. With a crowing of "cock-a doodle-doo,"...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Little Mo's friends came to celebrate her birthday. Little Mo was waiting anxiously for a beautiful gift from her mom and dad, but she was very disappointed when she got a box of ugly caterpillars. Although her parents tried to explain to her that these were the silkworms that could spew out silk thread, used for making clothes, Little Mo refused to listen. She ran out with sadness. Little Mo's friends wanted to cheer her up, so they took her to explore...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The kindness and generosity of those born under the sign of the sheep in the Chinese zodiac is brought to life in this heartwarming multicultural fairy tale. Long, long ago, there lived a kind physician. He lived on a mountain in a small Chinese village where he practiced traditional Chinese medicine for all the villagers. On his way home one day, he found an injured sheep, rescued it and brought it home where he nursed the sheep back to life. One...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Long long ago, a little Monkey was born from an old magic stone which suddenly cracked open after lying in the sunlight and moonlight for thousands of years. Although he was an orphan, the Little Monkey was extremely talented. Fortunately, the Monkey King in the mountain adopted him. Little Monkey was very naughty and playful. One day he accidently fell down from the tree. While trying to save his life, the Monkey King got injured and lost consciousness....
16) I can eat with chopsticks =: Kuai zi : the tale of the chopstick brothers and how they became a pair
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Enjoy a light-hearted story of how chopsticks became the main eating utensil of the Chinese people. A youg girl, Little Mo, brings home a small slender bamboo stick which comes to life. It enthusiastically helps her mom pick out vegetables from a bowl of hot soup and her dad stir eggs in a soup. But the stick becomes frustrated when it can't pull out noodles from a bowl. Then, whom does Little Mo turn to for help? Find out in the story how she solves...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On a windy day, panda siblings Guagua and Yaya decide to go on an adventure, setting out from under the shelter of their trusty old umbrella. However, when a wicked wind swipes the little red umbrella and tosses it high into a tree, the two pandas look up to see it shredded and out of their reach. Even worse, it is soon picked up and transported to a dump, far away from the little panda cubs.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
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 history of over 1,500 years, the grand Shaolin Temple has precious stone-carvings in its many buildings. At the Warrior Monks School (Wuseng Yuan), he sees...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The little calf is very curious about the world, but hasn't experienced much of it in his young life. When he and his mother begin to help the aging grandfather that lives next door to their farm, that changes. In the spring, when the grandpa is struggling to plow the fields, the calf picks up the plow without saying a word. He runs up and down the fields, though his plowing is uneven. The calf soon learns from his mother cow how to plow the fields...