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Allison, Amy. Life in ancient China. The Way People Live Series. (Juvenile). Farmington Hills: Gale Group, 2000.
Art, Suzanne Strauss. The story of ancient China. (Juvenile). Lincoln: Pemblewick Press, 2001.
Atangan, Patrick. The silk tapestry and other Chinese folktales. New York: NBM Publishers, 2004.
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Bailey, Linda. Adventures in Ancient China. (ills. Slavin, Bill). Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, Limited, 2004.
Baldwin, Robert F. Daily life in ancient and modern Beijing. Cities Through Time Series. (Juvenile). Minneapolis: Lerner Publishing Group, 1999.
Barrett, G. W. Ancient China. (ed. Reeves, Marjorie). Reprint. (Juvenile). White Plains, NY: Longman Publishing Group, 1969.
Bartok, Mira; Ronan, Christine. Ancient China. (Juvenile). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, 1994.
Bellerophon Staff. Ancient China. (Juvenile). Santa Barbara, CA: Bellerophon Books, 1992.
Beshore, George W. Science in Ancient China. (Juvenile). Madison: Turtleback Books, 1998.
Beshore, George. Science in ancient China. (Juvenile). Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts Incorporated, 1988.
Beshore, George. Science in Ancient China. First Books. (Juvenile). Danbury: Franklin Watts, 1998.
Brown, Stephen F. Taoism. World Religions Series. (Juvenile). New York: Facts on File, Incorporated, 1992.
Burland, Cottie A. Ancient China. (ills. Puulton, Yvonne). Reprint. (Juvenile). Chester Springs, PA: Dufour Editions, Incorporated, 1974.
Byrne, Donn. Messer Marco Polo. Historical Fiction. (Juvenile). New York: Eighteen Hundred Seventy Three Press, 2000.
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Campbell, Wallis. Angel Island. New York: Mondo Publishing, 2006.
Chao-Hui,; Liu, Jenny. Ancient China treasure chest. (Juvenile). Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Publishers, 1996.
Chastain, Frances. Animals of ancient China. (Juvenile). San Francisco, CA: China Books & Periodicals, Incorporated, 1986.
Cheng, Sonia. Myths and Civilization of the Ancient Chinese. Myths & Civilization Series. (Juvenile). Columbus: McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing, 2000.
A Child's Picture English-Chinese Dictionary. (illus. Sheheen, Dennis). Reprint. (Juvenile). Bellmore, NY: Modan/Adama Books, 1987.
China: Opposing viewpoints. (ed. Torr, James D.). Opposing Viewpoints Series. (Juvenile). Farmington Hills: Gale Group, 2001.
Chinese Calligraphy: Learn the Beautiful Art of Chinese Writing. (illus. Kim, Miran). (Juvenile). Mahwah: Troll Communications L.L.C. 2002.
Chinese Life. Ticktock's Early Civilizations Series. (Juvenile). Hauppauge: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, 2000.
Chinese myths and fantasies. (ed. Birch, Cyril; ills. Kiddell-Monroe, Joan). (Juvenile). New York: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1993.
Cong, Ding. Wit and humour from ancient China: one hundred cartoons by Ding Cong. (trans. Ma, Mingtong). (Juvenile). San Francisco, CA: China Books & Periodicals, Incorporated, 1986.
Conklin, Paul. Land of yesterday, land of tomorrow: discovering Chinese Central Asia. (text by Brent Ashabranner; photo Conklin, P.; Conklin, D.; Conklin, P.). (Juvenile). New York: Cobblehill Books, 1992.
Corbeil, Jean-Claude; Archambault, Adrienne. Milet Bilingual Visual Dictionary: Chinese-English. (Juvenile). London: Milet Publishing, Limited; Saint Paul: Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2002.
Cotterell, Arthur. Ancient China. (photo. Brightling, Geoff; Hills, Alan). (Juvenile). New York: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1994.
Cotterell, Arthur. Ancient China. Eyewitness Books Series. (Juvenile). New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated, 2000.
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Deady, Kathleen W. Ancient China. Minneapolis, MN: Bridgestone Books, Capstone Press, Incorporated, 2004.
Deedrick, Tami. China. Ancient Civilizations Series. (Juvenile). New York: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 2001
Dunster, Jack. Mao Zedong and China. (Juvenile). New York: Cambridge University Press, 1982.
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Gilchrist, Cherry. Stories from the Silk Road. (ills. Mistry, Nilesh). (Juvenile). New York: Barefoot Books, 1999.
Gramer, Margot F. The Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Chinese. (Juvenile). New York: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1996.
Green, Robert. China. Overview Series. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1999.
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Harvey, Miles. Look what came from China. Look What Came from Series. (Juvenile). Danbury: Franklin Watts, 1999.
Hay, John. Ancient China. (Juvenile). New York: Henry Z. Walck Incorporated, 1974.
Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Chinese (Mandarin) Dictionary: English-Chinese, Chinese-English. Children's Illustrated Foreign Language Dictionaries. (Juvenile). New York: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 2001.
Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Chinese Dictionary: (contr. Hippocrene Books Staff). Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Foreign Language Dictionaries Series. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2001.
Ho, Yong. China. An Illustrated History. Illustrated Histories Series. (Juvenile). New York: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 2000.
Hume, Lotta Carswell. Favorite children's stories from China and Tibet. (Juenile). Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2001.
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Jacobsen, Karen. China. (Juvenile). Danbury, CT: Children's Press, 1990.
Jiang, Wei; Jiang, Cheng A. The legend of Mulan - a heroine of ancient China: (La legende de Mulan, heroine de la Chine antique). (Juvenile). Monterey, CA: Victory Press, 1992.
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Kalman, Bobbie. China the land. The Lands, Peoples, & Cultures Series. (Juvenile). New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2000.
Kalman, Bobbie. China the people. The Lands, Peoples, & Cultures Series. (Juvenile). New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2000.
Kalman, Bobbie. China the culture. The Lands, Peoples, & Cultures Series. (Juvenile). New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2000.
Kerven, Rosalind. In the court of the Jade Emperor: Stories from old China. (Juvenile). New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Kleeman, Terry; Barrett, Tracy. The Ancient Chinese World. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
Knox, Robert. Ancient China. (illus. Hook, Richard). (Juvenile). Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts Incorporated, 1979.
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Langenscheidt Staff. Langenscheidt Picture Dictionary. (Juvenile). Maspeth, NY: Langenscheidt Publishers, Incorporated, 1992.
Lei, Donise. Ancient China: its history and culture from 2250 B.C. to A.D. 250 (a learning unit). (ills. Chen, Guo-Cheng; Lok, Louis). (Juvenile). South El Monte, CA: Pacific Asia Press, 1992.
Lewis, Elizabeth F. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze. (Juvenile). New York: Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated, 1973.
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MacDonald, Fiona; Bergin, Mark. Marco Polo: A Journey Through China. Expedition Series. (Juvenile). Danbury: Franklin Watts, 1998.
Major, John S. The silk route. 7,000 miles of history. (illustrator: Fieser, Stephen). (Juvenile). New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995.
Mamdani, Shelby. Traditions from China. Cultural Journeys Series. (Juvenile). New York: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1998.
Mann, Elizabeth. The Great Wall: The Story of Thousands of Miles of Earth and Stone that Turned a Nation into a Fortress. Wonders of the World Book Series. (Juvenile). New York: Mikaya Press, 1997.
Marrin, Albert. Mao Tse-Tung and His China. (Juvenile). New York: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 288 pages
Martell, Hazel. Imperial China, 221 B. C. to A. D. 1294. Looking Back Series. (Juvenile). New York: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1999.
Matthews, Betty. English - Chinese Picture Dictionary. (Juvenile). Torrance, CA: Heian International Publishing, Incorporated, 1981.
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Nakata, R. Let's Go Picture Dictionary: English-Chinese Edition. (Juvenile). New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Nancarrow, Peter. Early China and the wall. (Juvenile). New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978.
Neurath, Marie. They lived like this in ancient China. (ills. Ellis, John). (Juvenile). London: Parrish, 1966.
Nicholson, Robert. Ancient China. (Juvenile). Broomall, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, 1994.
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Olson, Kay Melchisedech. Chinese Immigrants, 1850-1900. Coming to America Series. (Juvenile). Minnetonka: Capstone Press, 2001.
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Pan, Lusheng & Tang, Jialu. Chinese festivals: New Year paintings and holiday celebrations. 1st edition. San Francisco: Long River Press, 2004.
Picture Dictionary in Six Languages, Vol. I: (Juvenile). Cantonese, English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. Cultural Connections, 1994.
Pluckrose, Henry A. China. Picture a Country Series. (Juvenile). Danbury: Franklin Watts, 1999.
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Reid, Struan. The silk and spice routes: Inventions and trade. (Juvenile). New York: New Discovery Books, in association with UNESCO, 1994.
Reinhard, B. J. Sanji's seed. Backyard Series. (Juvenile). Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2000.
Renyi Bilingual Picture Dictionary Chinese. (Juvenile). Lake Forest, IL: Forest House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1995.
Rowland-Entwistle, Theodore. Confucius and ancient China. (Juvenile). Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts Incorporated, 1987.
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Sabin, Louis. Ancient China. (illus. Frenck, Hal). (Juvenile). Mahwah, NJ: Troll Communications L.L.C., 1985.
Schwalm, Claudia. Cantonese - English Picture Dictionary. (Juvenile). Alameda, CA: Cultural Connections, 1995.
Simpson, Judith. Ancient China. (Juvenile). Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, Incorporated, 1996.
Sports and Games in Ancient China. (Juvenile). San Francisco, CA: China Books & Periodicals, Incorporated, 1986.
Strathern, Paul. The silk and spice routes: Exploration by land. (Juvenile). New York: New Discovery Books, in association with UNESCO, 1994.
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Tao, Wang. Exploration into China. (Juvenile). Parsippany, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, 1995.
Teague, Ken. Growing up in ancient China. (ills. Hook, Richard). (Juvenile). Mahwah, NJ: Troll Communications L.L.C., 1993.
Turhan, Sedat. Milet Picture Dictionary: Chinese-English. (illus. Hagin, Sally). (Juvenile) London: Milet Publishing, Limited; Saint Paul: Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor], 2003.
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Walker, Richard L. First Book of Ancient China. (Juvenile). Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts Incorporated, 1969.
Wang, Tao. China. Exploration Into... Series. (Juvenile). Broomall: Chelsea House Publishers, 2000.
Waterlow, Julia. China. (Juvenile). Hove, England: Wayland, 1995.
Waterlow, Julia. China. We Come from Series. (Juvenile). New York: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers. 2000.
Williams, Brian. Ancient China. (Juvenile). New York: Viking Penguin, 1996.
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Yan, Chen. Chinese Animal Designs. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 2005.
Yep, Laurence. The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner: California, 1852. My Name Is America Series. (Juvenile). New York: Scholastic, Incorporated, 2000.
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