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CRRL Kids: Ancient China

Check out books and Web sites to help you learn more about this very old civilization.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library

15 items

  • A painless way to learn history! Join twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby as they explore the amazing world of ancient China. This short book in comic-style format has information on Chinese society, inventions, medicine, the…
    BookToronto : Kids Can Press, [2003], ©2003. — 951 Ba
  • All About China

    Stories, Songs, Crafts and More for Kids

    Branscombe, Allison
    History is more fun when it's hands-on. A good way to learn about Chinese culture.
    BookTokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2014. — 951 Br
  • DK Eyewitness Books, with their vivid photos and detail sidebars, are an intriguing way to get readers interested in history.
    BookNew York : DK Pub., 2005. — 931 Co
  • Detailed, fun, and fascinating illustrations and plastic overlays let readers "see inside" Chinese schools, temples, palaces, and more.
    BookNew York : Viking, [1996], ©1996. — 931 Wi
  • Ancient China

    An Interactive History Adventure

    Collins, Terry (Terry Lee)
    Let your choices decide how you experience ancient China.
    BookNorth Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Books, [2013], ♭2013. — 931 Co
  • Discover the many inventions and scientific principles that revolutionized air and sea travel--and were known by the Chinese thousands of years ago.
    DVD[New York] : A & E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, [2009] — 6.2381 An
  • You'll learn about the emperor who started the project to keep his country safe and also commissioned thousands of life-sized terracotta warriors.
    Book[New York] : A & E Television Networks : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2008] — 9.3104 Ch
  • The Emperor's Silent Army

    Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China

    O'Connor, Jane
    For over 2,000 years, lifelike statues of Chinese warriors lay secretly buried until they were discovered by chance.
    BookNew York : Viking, 2002. — 931 OC
  • Twenty-five hands-on projects for ages 9 and up.
    BookWhite River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, [2008], ©2008. — 745.0951 Kr
  • What would it be like to be a young student in ancient China? How would your family gather for meals and celebrate the holidays? Growing Up in Ancient China lets you time travel through its pages.
    Book[Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll Associates, [1994], ©1994. — 931 Te
  • Kids can relate to how growing up in China could be fun (dress in silk if you are upper class) or frightening (foot-binding for upper class girls).
    BookPeterborough, NH : Cricket Books, [2006], ©2006. — 931 If
  • "Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh! Explore daily life in 4 different Chinese dynasties. Meet weird emperors like Hu the Tiger! Read things written in BCE times! For those in a hurry, just click on the Cheat Sheet, for a very quick…
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