History of Modern China (Emerging Superpower)
by Jianwei Wang
From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson’s life stories tell tales from her childhood growing up with missionaries, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of some of her most beloved characters, go behind the scenes t...
Ancient History of China (Emerging Superpower)
by Jianwei Wang
The Force Born of Truth (Civil Rights Struggles Around the World)
by Betsy Kuhn
From the How They Live Now Series - easy-to-read books which introduce young readers to different ways of life all over the world. Kiku lives her parents and her brother Ichiro in a modern apartment in the city of Kyoto. What is Kiku's home like? What does she study at school? What do she and Ichiro like to do in their free time? And what surprises does Grandmother's way of life hold for them when they pay a summer visit to her old-fashioned house, deep in the country ? In a simple and approacha...
While most Americans have only been aware of Korean pop, or K-pop, music since the infectious 2012 hit song Gangnam Style by Psy, it is a genre that has been widely popular since the 1990s. Its sudden notoriety marks a global trend called Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, which encompasses not only music but also other pillars of pop culture, such as movies and television, cuisine, and Korean cartoon art known as manhwa. This colorful, informative book is a study in cultural diffusion that began with...
The End of the Shoguns and the Birth of Modern Japan, 2nd Edition (Pivotal Moments in History)
by Lawrence J Zwier and Mark E. Cunningham
Every Falling Star
by Sungju Lee and Susan Elizabeth McClelland
Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who was forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly recreates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, “his brothers,” to daily be hungry and t...
Growing Up in Japan (Growing Up Around the World)
by Andrea C. Nakaya
Japanese youth grow up in a unique culture that is unlike any other in the world. Young people are surrounded by a mix of modern technology and ancient customs and traditions. Featured is an overview of the country, as well as insights into how Japan s youth experience home and family, education and work, social life, and more.
The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children's Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima. Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of atomic bomb disease. Sadako's determination to fold one thousand paper cranes and her courageous struggle with her illness inspired her classmates. After her death, they started a national campaign to build the Chil...
This charming board book highlights the customs, traditions and stories behind the most vibrant and colourful festival, Holi. Explore the chaos of colours, soak in the sight and sounds, experience the magic of rituals, food and celebrations, and discover how festivals bring families and friends together. This series of charmingly illustrated board books introduces kids to customs, traditions and stories behind important festivals like Holi and Diwali Explore the buzz of activities and rituals an...
Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga—not just in Japan but now throughout the world. In Japan, avid fans of manga comics, anime films and video games use the term Moe to refer to the strong sense of emotional attachment they feel for their favorite characters. These fans have a powerful desire to protect and nurture the youthful, beautiful and innocent characters they adore—like Sagisawa Moe in Dinosaur Planet an...