Reading Roundup – China
We are using the Five in a Row book list and some recommended children’s authors to add some spice to our children’s literature readings. WOW! Have we had a wonderful time so far on this adventure! Here is our children’s literature book list, a collection of authors and titles we are making our way through (though I liberally add in my own books/findings as you see!).
These books have a “China” theme to them. The kids liked them all immensely. We did a fairly large unit on China back a couple years ago. We pulled out our China lapbook. DD did a couple of the lapbook activities about China (you can find lots at homeschoolshare.com–The Story of Ping) and we made Mooncakes–here is a similar recipe.
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| Oh my goodness, we all LOVED these two books by Demi. We read them over and over at the table. The Empty Pot has a lovely message to it and The Boy Who Painted Dragons has gorgeous illustrations. Highly recommend these two books! *10 |
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| This has a been a favorite of our for years! Another highly recommended book. *10 |
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| This is a chapter book I also read to DD (80pages). It is about a boy who lives with his grandfather in Chinatown.The grandfather gives him a paintbrush that is magic and brings things to life. DD and I enjoyed it. *7.5 |
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| We all enjoyed this version of the Magic Paintbrush. The illustrations once are beautiful (sorry I sound like a broken record in this post!). I loved the message in this tale. We would all recommend this book. *9 |
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| This is a folk tale about five brothers who have various abilities. A very cute story. ED especially loved this book. For some reason this book is harder for me to rate maybe 8* or 9* |
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| I wondered if this would be too “heavy” for DD. But I liked her other books so we gave it a try anyway. The kids liked the first part, but it’s definitely geared towards an older audience — say 5th grade, middle school or higher. The pictures (as always) are gorgeous, but I wouldn’t recommend this for early elementary. |
I love finding new book ideas. I'll jot those down to look for the next time we study China. We have the first 2 on your list but not the others. If you ever want to add a few more China books to your collection, I highly recommend The Pet Dragon by Christoph Niemann, Look What Came From China by Miles Harvey, The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy (similar to your 5 Chinese Brothers one), Lon Po Po by Ed Young, and Daisy Comes Home by Jan Brett.
I love finding new book ideas. I'll jot those down to look for the next time we study China. We have the first 2 on your list but not the others. If you ever want to add a few more China books to your collection, I highly recommend The Pet Dragon by Christoph Niemann, Look What Came From China by Miles Harvey, The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy (similar to your 5 Chinese Brothers one), Lon Po Po by Ed Young, and Daisy Comes Home by Jan Brett.
Thanks for posting these books, Debbie. I may request them from the library this next week. ~Liesl
Thanks for posting these books, Debbie. I may request them from the library this next week. ~Liesl