When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Did you know writing begin in ancient Mesopotamia? That the first computer was created in ancient Greece? Or that the compass was invented in ancient China? Ancient times still echo in the present. Travel through time and learn more about these once-great Ancient Civilizations. Explore major historical developments, cultural and scientific contributions, and the continuing impact of these past civilizations. Dig deeper into the daily lives of ancient...

The story of five Chinese brothers who elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual quality.

When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, name him Everest and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish, a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara to help Everest get home.

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

A collection of myths from the folk traditions of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism including the adventures of Monkey, the magic and humor of the Eight Immortals, and the trials of the dutiful son.

Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds...

"A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate--the first automobile any of them have seen--and a stranger arrives. In...