{"id":3656,"date":"2016-02-01T08:43:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?p=3656"},"modified":"2023-07-28T15:13:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:13:36","slug":"booklist-to-celebrate-chinese-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/booklist-to-celebrate-chinese-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Books About Chinese Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taken from the Kumon Recommended Reading List, this collection of books possesses strong literary merit and provides its readers with a glimpse into Chinese culture. The following list of titles showcases varied aspects of Chinese culture as experienced through a central character.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>The Story of Ping <\/em><\/strong>by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Weise<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Readers between 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grades<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Story of Ping<\/em> is about an adventurous duck and takes place on the Yangtze River in China. Ranked in the top 10 for multicultural titles for children on the <em>goodreads<\/em> website, this story is also listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/professional-excellence\/student-engagement\/read-across-america\/support-your-readers\/books-by-theme\" aria-label=\"National Education Association\">National Education Association<\/a>\u2019s list for \u201cTeachers&#8217; Top 100 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/finding-free-books-online\/\" aria-label=\"Books for Children\">Books for Children<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Lon Po Po <\/em><\/strong>retold by Ed Young<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Readers between 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grades<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lon Po Po is a known classic that won the 1990 Caldecott Medal. The story is a Chinese version of the classic children&#8217;s fable &#8220;Little Red Riding Hood\u201d. Readers may also notice a similarity to \u201cThe Three Little Pigs.\u201d It is given as a text exemplar for teachers to use along with the Common Core State Standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>The Cable Car and the Dragon <\/em><\/strong>by Herb Caen<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Readers between 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grades<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This whimsical tale, accompanied by fun illustrations, is about Charlie the cable car and his passenger (also the narrator) who decide to take an unplanned detour through San Francisco\u2019s Chinese New Year celebration. These two take off on an exciting but almost disastrous adventure through the City by the Bay.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>The Empty Pot <\/em><\/strong>by Demi<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Readers between 2<sup>nd<\/sup> to 4<sup>th<\/sup> grades<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. When Ping is the only child in China to admit that he could not grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty. This well-illustrated folktale is also a great book to read aloud to preschoolers. It teaches them the value of telling the truth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong><em>Dragonwings<\/em><\/strong> by Laurence Yep<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Readers between 5<sup>th<\/sup> and 7<sup>th<\/sup> grades<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A winner of many awards and a Newbery Honor title, this novel does not shy away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/?id=ED062477\" aria-label=\"harsh realities\">harsh realities<\/a> of life for Chinese-Americans in early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century California; however, it is also uplifting in its depiction of their determination to make dreams come true. It is given as a text exemplar for teachers to use along with the Common Core State Standards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taken from the Kumon Recommended Reading List, this collection of books possesses strong literary merit and provides its readers with a glimpse into Chinese culture. 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