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National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Classroom Materials Descriptions Korea: A Single Shard $6.99 – Ages 10 & Up This winner of the Newbery Medal tells the story of an orphan boy in 12 th century Korea who wants to become a potter. According to the author, the three threads of the story are family, pottery, and an adventurous journey. Count Your Way through Korea $5.95 – Ages 4-8 Presents the numbers one to ten in Korean, using each number to introduce concepts about Korea and its culture. East to America: Korean American Life Stories $16.95 A collection of 50 engrossing interviews with a cross section of the Korean American community. Echoes of the White Giraffe $16.00 – Ages 10 & Up In the sequel to Year of Impossible Goodbyes, fifteen-year-old Sookan is living in a refugee camp in Pusan, a city in southern Korea, where she struggles to rebuild a normal life and to make decisions about her own life. In the Absence of the Sun $19.00 When her grandmother became ill, the author became determined to reunite her with her elder son, who was lost decades before in the family’s escape from North Korea. By Helie Lee, the author of Still Life with Rice. Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood $16.95 Richard Kim paints seven vivid scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. The book follows one Korean family through the Japanese occupation to the surrender of the Japanese empire. Still Life with Rice $15.00 Writing in her grandmother’s voice, Helie Lee tells of a woman’s life in Korea through the Japanese occupation and Korean War. When My Name was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in WWII $6.50 – Ages 10-14 Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park chronicles the compelling story of two siblings, 10-yearold Sun-hee and 13-year-old Tae-yul, and their battle to maintain their identity and dignity during the Japanese occupation in the year’s preceding WWII. Year of Impossible Goodbyes $5.99 – Ages 10 & Up Winner of the ALA Best Book for Young Adults, this book tells the story of ten-year-old Sookan and her family in Japanese occupied Korea of 1945. When the war ends, Russian troops take control of North Korea. The family makes a dangerous escape to the south. Reference Books China: The British Museum Book of Chinese Art $27.50 The book opens with a very good but brief introduction to Chinese history and then surveys the various art forms. The British Museum collection is featured, obviously, but the individual pieces are occasions for very clear and interesting discussions of the type of work each represents; the book in this respect is very much more than a catalog of one collection. Recommended by the Seattle Art Museum as a good introduction to Chinese art. 14
National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) Classroom Materials Descriptions China: A Global Studies Handbook. $55.00 This new volume offers readers a concise, single-stop introduction to Chinese history, culture, economics, politics, and social issues. Learn how China has changed—and not changed—from early to modern times, and what life throughout China is like today. Written by Robert Andre LaFleur. Part of the ABC CLIO Global Studies series. Global Studies: China (student textbook) $32.19 This edition includes country reports and current statistics for the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with essays discussing the region as a whole. A wide selection of articles from the world press and an annotated list of World Wide Web sites are also featured in this volume. Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume One $31.00 Compiled by Theodore Debary and Irene Bloom. An introduction to Chinese civilization through basic writings and historical documents. Volume One covers the period from ancient times to 1600. Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume Two $30.00 Compiled by Theodore Debary and Irene Bloom. An introduction to Chinese civilization through basic writings and historical documents. Volume Two covers the period from 1600 through the 20 th century. Japan: Global Studies: Japan and the Pacific Rim (student textbook) $32.19 This edition includes country reports, current statistics, and background essays on the Pacific Rim, the Pacific Islands, and Japan. It also features a wide selection of carefully selected articles from newspapers and magazines from around the world and an annotated list of World Wide Web sites guides students to additional resources. Japan: A Global Studies Handbook. $55.00 This resource includes a narrative history and a general reference section on Japan. The author is Lucien Ellington, editor of the journal Education About Asia. The book was written for the widest possible audience including businesspeople, educators, high school and university students, school teachers, and tourists. Korea: The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies $16.95 British journalist Michael Breen gives an overview of the nature and values of the Korean people as a background to the history of Korea, especially the division between the Communist north and the Pro- Western south. Feature Films – DVD Format only The following feature films may be purchased online at http://www.amazon.com. Alternatively, they may be available for purchase at your local video store. China: The Road Home (2000) $29.95 Shower (1999) $29.95 Japan: After Life (2000) $29.95 My Neighbor Totoro (2006) $29.99 Korea: The Way Home (2002) $19.99 15
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