SoCal_Bear Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 For those whose kids are interested in the History of China. There's a series of graphic novel style history books by Jing Liu. https://www.amazon.com/Jing-Liu/e/B005LFW3GI/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513744967&sr=8-1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 What age would you say it was aimed at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I haven't seen those, but I can recommend these on Chinese philosophy https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2?ie=UTF8&text=Brian+Bruya&search-alias=books&field-author=Brian+Bruya&sort=relevancerank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 For those whose kids are interested in the History of China. There's a series of graphic novel style history books by Jing Liu. https://www.amazon.com/Jing-Liu/e/B005LFW3GI/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1513744967&sr=8-1 My 10 year old DS loved these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility7 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thank you so much for the recommendation! They look great, and will fill some gaps around here, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) What age would you say it was aimed at? Not too young... the first book mentions millions of people dying in various famines, wars, etc, with nice infographics. That said, my 10yo read some of it this past summer and was fine (I hadn't expected him to read it, he just picked it up because I had it lying around), but iirc he didn't touch the 2nd book in the series, nor did he ask for the second book. ETA: I just looked it up. When the Ming dynasty fell, 95 million people perished (book 1, page 29). Dozens of millions for most of the other dynasty changes (71% of the population perished when the Han dynasty fell). Also, some of the words would be too hard for young kids (it's written for adults, iirc). So, middle school and up-ish and ymmv-ish? Edited December 20, 2017 by luuknam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks, I'll look for those. We've read the boxer rebellion graphic novel in the past. https://www.amazon.com/Boxers-Saints-Gene-Luen-Yang/dp/1596433590 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Thanks for sharing this! Another short book about ancient China with some graphic/comic book elements is the Tales of the Dead: China book. It takes place during the rule of Quin Shi Huangde--in the center of each page is informational passages about different aspects of life in Ancient China, but around the edges it has a graphic story (they have ones for Greece, Rome, and Egypt in addition to China). My 9 year old loves them: https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-China-Tales-Dead-Stewart/dp/0756620767/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513875593&sr=1-2&keywords=tales+of+the+dead+china Edited December 26, 2017 by goldenecho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 How cool! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 What an extraordinary resource. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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