Adventures in Ancient China (Good Times Travel Agency) - Hardcover

Bailey, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1553374533 ISBN 13: 9781553374534

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2003

Synopsis

Join the Binkertons -- twins Josh and Emma and their little sister Libby -- as they return to the Good Times Travel Agency and end up knee-deep in an ancient Chinese rice paddy! Adventures in Ancient China is an engaging mix of adventure and historical information about life in China during first century AD. Kids will learn about Chinese society, inventions, medicine, the Silk Road, the Great Wall, nomadic warriors and much more. They'll love the book's contemporary comic-book look, while parents, teachers and librarians will appreciate the well-researched story line and solid factual information.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Bailey is the award-winning author of numerous children’s books, including Stanley’s Party, Stanley’s Wild Ride, Stanley at Sea, the Stevie Diamond mysteries and The Farm Team. Linda lives in Vancouver.

Bill Slavin has illustrated over sixty books for children, including Stanley's Party, Stanley's Wild Ride, Stanley at Sea, Transformed and The Farm Team. He lives in Millbrook, Ontario, with his wife, their cat, two rabbits, five squirrels and a family of cardinals.

Review:

... this books, with its historical and cultural perspectives, has merit. (School Library Journal 200401)

About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1553374533
• ISBN 13: 9781553374534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Slavin Bill