Australia. University of Queensland Press. 2013. Children's novel, paperback. 'Why can't things just go back to normal? The way they were before?' I whispered in the dark. With chickens Little and Lo now an accepted part of the family, Mei is happier than ever. That is, until Ma decides to... More
Australia. University of Queensland Press. 2012. Children's novel, paperback. When Mei finds two baby chickens, she and her brother keep it a secret. But then Ma sells the chooks to the butcher - can they save them in time? Concepts: storytelling, culture (When referring to this item please quote stockid 139303). More
Australia. Penguin Books Australia. 2012. Children's novel, paperback. Far from the capital a group of bandits challenge the Emperor's rule, and two best friends find themselves on opposite sides, torn apart by family loyalties. Concepts: history (When referring to this item please quote stockid 138638). More
United Kingdom. Walker Books. 2010. Young adult novel, paperback. On the dangerous Silk Road a young woman, Asena, is captured by a Shaolin devotee, Swiftarrow. Asena is forced to learn the ways of the Shaolin in the ancient city of Peking. But just as love blossoms between Asena and her... More
United States: Coteau Books, 2009. Children's novel, paperback. Disappearing twins, Maggie and Jennifer Arnold are off to China to see the Terra Cotta Warriors but once there, they get into trouble with a gang seeking something deadly. Suitability: Y4-Y5 (When referring to this item please quote stockid 134556). More
Australia: Penguin Books Australia, 2014. Children's novel, paperback. It's1942 and Pearlie is all alone in Darwin. Not only has she been separated from her family, but now Beake, the spy, is back and he's on the loose. He's out to get Pearlie - but she has a plan... (When referring... More
Australia. Black Dog Books. 2012. Children's novel, hardback. The year is 325. The powerful Han Dynasty is a distant memory and tribes of barbarian soldiers fight over what was once the Empire. It is a dangerous time. Kai is 465 years old - a teenager in dragon years. He is... More
United States. Little, Brown and Company. 2011. Children's picture book, hardback. In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, the house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe. For outside China was at war. This is a powerful... More
