Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
Essays on religion, ethics, children, and the three perfections accompany an overview of Chinese history from the collapse of the Tang Dynasty through the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
Author :
Publisher : Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781845078058
The sea hasn't always been salty, and rabbits haven't always had fluffy tails. How the sea grew salty, pigs got their short snouts and rabbits their fluffy tails is revealed in this sparkling collection of Korean folk stories. Gillian McClure's delightful retellings of well known Korean fables and magic tales will transport younger readers to an eastern world of tigers, rice cakes and persimmons alongside more familiar things - all beautifully illustrated in Gillian's own distinctive style.
Author : Tsering Shakya
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231118149
A history of modern Tibet, discussing the efforts of Tibetan leaders to maintain the country's independence in the face of increasing political pressures.
Author : Madge Miller
Publisher : Anchorage PressPlays
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 1946-01-01
Category : Children's plays
ISBN : 9780876021484
Author : Tracey West
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338263765
Drake travels to a secret fairy world to save the Kingdom of Bracken! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Drake's kingdom is in trouble -- a terrible earthquake has destroyed Bracken's crops! A magical Spring Dragon has the power to save the kingdom and regrow the crops, but he lives deep inside a secret fairy world. To find the Spring Dragon, Drake must pass a series of tests given by a Dragon Master named Breen. But the fairy world is full of confusing tricks and mysterious riddles! Can Drake save his kingdom?
Author : William Spencer Percival
Publisher : London : Hurst and Blackett
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 31,12 MB
Release : 1889
Category : Castles
ISBN :
Author : Tracey West
Publisher : Dragon Masters
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338263749
"The Dragon Masters have defeated the evil wizard Maldred, but not before the Kingdom of Bracken was devastated by Naga, the earthquake dragon; now Drake and his dragon, Worm, must appeal to the spring dragon, Fallyn, who is their only hope of restoring Bracken before its people starve--but Fallyn lives deep inside a secret fairy world, and Drake must pass a series of tricky tests before he can even make his appeal."--Publisher's description.
Author : Tony Allan
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
China is among the world's oldest civilizations and home to many of the earliest achievements in the history of humankind. The origins of China's imperial rulers lie in a time when the worlds of men and gods were closer than they are now. Chinese mythology relates these origins and those of China, together with the many gifts given to its people by the gods.
Author : Maureen Reynolds
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 20,25 MB
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1845027922
An epic story of love, hope and survival from Scotland to Shanghai. When six-year-old Lizzie Flint's father, Peter, is killed in the trenches of the First World War, she knows life will never be the same again. And as Lizzie's mother Beth, who refuses to believe that Peter is dead, becomes isolated and embittered, she grows up taking care of her mother - at the cost of her own dreams of adventure. After her mother passes away, Lizzie finally tastes freedom when she travels to Hong Kong to be a teacher. There she falls in love not only with the country itself - the exotic Dragon Land - but with Jonas O'Neill, an author. Jonas and Lizzie marry and move to Shanghai, where they have a son. But as the Japanese army advances towards China, the family finds itself separated by the turmoil of war. In the midst of conflict in a foreign land, can Lizzie win her own battles, get herself to safety and reunite her family?
Author : Ethan Young
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338746510
In this action-adventure fantasy, young Prince Sing must overcome monstrous obstacles to help his clan return to their homeland. The Wong Clan must leave their ruined homeland for a better life in the mythical Old Land, but to get there they must follow the dragon path, where their sworn enemies, the Dragon Tribe, rule. During a surprise attack, Prince Sing is separated from his clan. With the help of Ming, a powerful mystic from the Old Land, and Midnight, a monstrous warrior beast, Prince Sing must do all he can to save both his family and the Dragon Tribe from mutual destruction.
