Xin Lin
1) I can eat with chopsticks =: Kuai zi : the tale of the chopstick brothers and how they became a pair
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Multiple
Description
This beautifully illustrated bilingual Chinese and English storybook welcomes you to enjoy a light-hearted story of how chopsticks became the main eating utensil of the Chinese People. When Little Mo picks up a small bamboo stick from the bamboo forest, she has no idea that it will eventually lead to one of China's most significant inventions. In this Children's story the stick comes to life to help in the kitchen. The little bamboo stick helps Mom...
Author
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
中文
Description
"There was once an extraordinary girl who was as beautiful as she was brave. She knew how to read and write and sew. She loved to ride horses and shoot her bow and arrows. But it was the love for her family and her father that made her into a great soldier."--Page 4 of cover.
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English
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This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book tells the story of a young boy and his magical rooster in both English and Chinese. Long long ago, there lived a boy named Tang Yun. He studied very hard and was ready to take the imperial exam in the Capital City thousands of miles away. Yun's mother was worried about him traveling alone. After working day and night, she finished hand embroidering a rooster on Yun's outfit, hoping the magical...
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中文
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A sweet story that shows how one small act of kindness can help those around you. Little Mo and her family always compete in their village's annual lantern competition, but this year she has no new ideas and doesn't know where to begin. Little Mo finds herself wishing for help in front of a lamp post, when a thunderstorm suddenly rolls in. Worried that the rain will put the lamp's flame out, Little Mo uses her own umbrella to cover the lamp. Little...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文
Description
Long long ago, a little Monkey was born from an old magic stone which suddenly cracked open after lying in the sunlight and moonlight for thousands of years. Although he was an orphan, the Little Monkey was extremely talented. Fortunately, the Monkey King in the mountain adopted him. Little Monkey was very naughty and playful. One day he accidently fell down from the tree. While trying to save his life, the Monkey King got injured and lost consciousness....
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文
Description
Mulan is a folk story from China's Northern Dynasty (439-589) about the unusual tale of an ordinary girl named Fa Mulan. This book is illustrated based on the original ballad, which depicts her bravery through Chinese ink paintings. A long time ago in China, there lived a young girl named Mulan. Her father was a retired general who taught her many skills girls weren't normally allowed to learn, like martial arts, archery, sword play and how to ride...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文
Description
This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book tells the story of two young brothers and a magical dog in both English and Chinese. Once upon a time, at the foot of the Mountains called Zhongnan in the Shaanxi Province of China, there were two brothers who lived alone and depended on each other. One day, the elder one dug out a bronze dog while tilling, which made the brothers very happy as they could sell it for money. But unexpectedly,...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
On a visit to the Forbidden City, Xiao Ming became separated from his father. On his search, he went down stairs and crossed a pathway that led him out at the other end. Surprise! He found himself in the Qing Dynasty! Xiao Ming met some Imperial Bodyguards who took him to the Little Emperor. Xiao Ming described the air planes and cars in the future to the Little Emperor, who also showed Xiao Ming his treasures. The most special piece was a bronze...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Somewhere high up on the Changbai Mountains, Changsheng's father brought home a kitten... that turned out to be a tiger! When Changsheng and his tiger brother grow up, they face obstacles from the villagers who are afraid of the wild animal living with them. When the boy and the tiger finally separate, the tiger brother promises to always be there for Changsheng if he needs him. All he has to do is to put on his tiger hat and shout "Tiger Brother!"...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In America, every child knows the story of the three little pigs and the big, bad wolf, so they'll love reading about the pigs' Chinese counterparts. Told in a bilingual Chinese and English edition, this is the story of three little pigs whose appetites initially get the better of them. In a shared dream, they met an old man who tells them to deliver sweet rice cakes to him a week before New Year's Eve. The next morning, they see some sweet rice cakes...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In this colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book a little boy and his father get lost on a visit to the Great Wall! After Ming's exciting adventures in the Forbidden City, Ming and his father travel to the Great Wall to learn more about the creation of the longest structure ever build by humans. On their way, they take a wrong turn, leading to a great adventure as Ming and his father get to tour the wall and encounter all sorts of important...
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Series
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
中文
Description
When young Ming travels with his father to Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, little does he know that he will meet the famous philosopher himself! Ming and his father are in China's Qufu, Shandong Province, where the great sage Confucius was born over 2,500 years ago. While Ming's father studies the stunning historic architecture, Ming's attention is drawn to a game of Chinese checkers set up in a gazebo. As soon as he touches the checkers, he finds...
13) Little rat and the golden seed =: Xiao lao shu yu jin zhong zi : a story told in English and Chinese
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This adorable Chinese-English bilingual children's book tells the story of the Little Rat and the Grandpa-unlikely allies who embark on an adventure to find a golden seed. They encounter rough seas, fierce guards and tall mountains, but-in the end-bring home a golden rice seed and save the village from going hungry. Illustrated with unique Chinese ink paintings, this book also includes a "cultural explanation" section. Readers can reference a chart...
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English
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"In ancient times under the reign of Yellow Emperor (about 2500 B.C.), people kept records by piling stones and tying knots. One day, Cang Jie, a historical official who tied knots to keep records under Yellow Emperor, unexpectedly made a big mistake. Feeling very guilty, he was determined to find out a better way for keeping records. He went back to his hometown to think it over for many days and nights. Inspired by the footprints of animals, he...
Author
Publisher
Better Link Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Told in a bilingual Chinese and English edition, this is the story of three little pigs whose appetites initially get the better of them. In a shared dream, they met an old man who tells them to deliver sweet rice cakes to him a week before New Year's Eve. The next morning, they see some sweet rice cakes on their kitchen table. The three little pigs completely forget the old man and eat every bit of them. When their mother comes home, she is very...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
中文
Description
Long ago in China, there was a little boy who lived a nomadic life with his family. Hunger and hardship followed them wherever they went. They tried to grow food once, but whenever the seeds were sown, winter came and all the seedlings became frozen. One day, while passing by the Yellow River, the boy's white horse suddenly got free of the reins and plunged into the river. After a while, the horse sprang out of the water with a drawing on its back....
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
中文
Description
After Xiao Ming participates in a martial arts exercise at school, his parents take him on a trip to the Shaolin Temple-the birth-place of kung fu-in the central Henan Province of China. The temple is situated in the forests of Shaoshi Mountain, one of the seven mountains of Song Mountains. With a history of over 1,500 years, the grand Shaolin Temple has precious stone-carvings in its many buildings. At the Warrior Monks School (Wuseng Yuan), he sees...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One day, Little Mo found an injured little bird in her backyard, and she spent all her time nursing the bird back to health. They quickly became friends, so when it was time for the little bird to take flight again, he didn't want to leave without someone to keep him company. Little Mo's father came up with a great idea: since Little Mo couldn't go with the bird, they'd make a friend for him that could fly. Little Mo and her father immediately set...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Grandpa builds a beautiful little vegetable garden, but a big ugly rock is in the way. He digs it with a shovel. Thinking that it is as big as a car, he decides to bypass it when planting vegetables. Grandma nearly trips over the rock when watering the seedlings, so she digs it with a shovel. Thinking that it is as big as a house, she decides to walk across it when she is there. Papa stumbles over the rock when he is going to trim the seedlings, so...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Long long ago, the world was a colorless, gray place. It had stayed that way for thousands of years. People never expected anything different until one day, the colorful Snake Goddess, Nuwa, fell from the sky. She was determined to bring color and beauty to the gray nothingness of the earth, but all the colors kept running out through a giant hole in the sky. To fix the hole and bring color to the world, Nuwa would have journey near and far to find...