Families With Children from China Bibliography

This is the first draft of a bibliography about China including: adult biography/autobiography, adult fiction, reference, children's fiction and children's non-fiction.

Many people have contributed to this collection of books about China including these America On-Line subscribers: Asiangels,Drlks, Ekeamouse, HarrahFS, HWEhwe, Jin Miao, NAZARN and SJCBDC. The organization of this project was coordinated by Barbara DeMuth Clark. Please e-mail Barbara if you have comments or suggestions for additional books to be added to this bibliography: sjcbdc@aol.com

Biography/Autobiography

• House of Exile, Nora Waln.
  Life in an aristocratic Chinese family as viewed by an American.

• Red Azalea, Anchee Min.
  A young girl grows up in communist China under Mao's regime.

• Wild Swans, Jung Chang.
  An enthralling tale of three women in China that gives insights into Chinese politics and history.

Fiction

• The Hundred Secret, Senses Amy Tan
  An American woman and her Chinese-American sister build a relationship with each other.

• The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
  Four Chinese women who have immigrated to America tell the stories of their lives growing up in China and their relationships with their daughters.

• Katherine, Anchee Min
  An American teacher comes to China and becomes involved with her Chinese students.

• The Kitchen God's Wife, Amy Tan
  A Chinese woman lives through the war with Japan in an unhappy marriage.

• A Mother's Ordeal, Steven Mosher
  Although the book has received questions as to whether or not it accurately portrays Chinese adoption in general, the book gives an insight into the Chinese one-child policy.

Reference

• Ancient China, Arthur Cotterell
  Gorgeous illustrations/photos.

• The Children of China, Matti A. Pitkanen
  

• China: Cultures of the World, Peggy Ferroa
  Juvenile book.A terrific overview of Chinese history, culture, arts, religions, etc. Maps and photos

• China, Insight Guides, edited by Manfred Morgenstern
  The first half of this tour guide offers a general overview of Chinese culture and history which is written so that even the person who is bored by history and sociology will find it interesting.

• China, Its History and Culture, W. Scott Morton
  A general guide to Chinese history and culture.

• The Chinese Americans, William Daley
  Reference book about Chinese culture, history and life in America

• Culture Shock! China, Kevin Sinclair with Iris Wong Po-yee
  A current guide on how to get around and what to expect in modern China.

• The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention Robert Temple, intro. Joseph Needham.
  Packed with fascinating information about China

• The Heart of Chinese Poetry, edited by Greg Whincup
  A natural insight into a people is through that people's poetry.

• Iron and Silk, Mark Salzman
  

• The Soong Dynasty, by Sterling Seagrave
  A historical perspective of Dr. Soong, who revolutionized Chinese politics.

• Step Into China, Neil Johnson
  Pictures and descriptions of everyday life in China (for adults and children)

• Thunder Out of China, Theodore White & Annalee Jacoby
  The history of China in WWII.

Children's Literature

• Bird Neighbor, Wang Yanrong

• The Boy Who Swallowed Snakes, Laurence Yep

• Chinese Eyes, Marjorie Ann Waybill

• Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes, Robert Wyndam

• The Chinese Siamese Cat, Amy Tan

• A Chinese Zoo, Demi

• The Cricket Warrior, M and R Chang

• Dragon Kite of the Autumn Moon, Valerie Reddix

• Dragon Kites and Dragonflies, Demi

• Dragon Parade, Steven A Chin

• El Chino, Allen Say

• The Emperor and the Kite, Jane Yolen

• The Emperors Garden, Ferida Wolff

• The Empty Pot, Demi

• Eyes of the Dragon, Margaret Leaf

• The Fourth Question, Cheryl Hamada

• A Grain of Rice, Helena Clare Pittman

• Grandfather Tang's Story, Tompert and Parker

• I Hate English, Ellen Levine

• The Junior Thunder Lord, Lawrence Yep

• The Legend of the Milky Way, Jeanne M Lee

• A Letter to the King, Leong Va

• Little Plum, Ed Young

• Lon Po Po, Ed Young

• The Magic Boat, Demi

• The Magic Tapestry, A Chinese Folk tale Demi

• Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, Arnold Lobel

• The Moon Lady, Gretchen Schields

• The Rooster's Horns, Ed Young

• The Seven Chinese Brothers, Margaret Mahn

• The Seventh Sister, Retold by Cindy Chang

• The Story About Ping, Marjorie Flack

• The Tangram MagicianErnest and Ernst

• Tikki Tikki Tembo, Arlene Mosel

• Tye May and the Magic Brush MollyGarrett Bang

• YehShen, Ai-ling Louie

Nonfiction Children's Literature

• Animal World: the Panda, Watermill

• Big Bird in China, Jan Stone

• A Book about Pandas, R B Gross

• China, David Gibbon

• China, the Culture, Bobbie Kalman

• China, the Land, Bobbie Kalman

• China, the People, Bobbie Kalman

• Chinese for Children, Sinolingua

• Chinese New Year, Tricia Brown

• Count Your Way Through China, Jim Haskins

• A Family in China, Fryson and Greenhill

• Gung Hay Fat Choy, June Behrens

• Inside China, Ian James

• The Land and People of China, John S Major

• Lion Dance,r Waters and Slovenz-Low

• Long is a Dragon (Chinese Writing for Children), Peggy Goldstein

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