Audio CDs, tapes
Teach me Chinese - by Judy Mahoney
Teach me more Chinese — both by Judy Mahoney
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Big Bird in China - The Children’s Television Workshop
Dancing Dragon – The Puzzle Place Program 120 (PBS)
Good Fortune - Families with Chinese Children Share Their Stories” - Sold through Celebrate the Child. www.celebratethechild.com
China: Beyond the Clouds - National Geographic Society documentary
Play and Learn Chinese with Mei Mei – Master Communications
Those Ears, Those Eyes – The Puzzle Place Program 155 (PBS)
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Chinatown - Boise, Idaho 1870-1970 by Arthur Hart, Director Emeritus of the Idaho State Historical Society
Fifth Chinese Daughter, by Jade Snow Wong
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en
Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts, Festivals of China by Stepanchuk & Wong
Red Azalea by Anchee Min
Red China Blues: My Long March from Mao to Now by Jan Wong
Tao Te Ching - many translators but Stephen Mitchell is fairly well known
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
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C is for CHINA by Sungwan So
China’s Bravest Girl by Charlie Chin
Chinese Fairy Tales by Frederick Martens
Chinese New Year, by Lola M. Schaefer
Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan
Growing up in Ancient China by Ken Teague
Kites: Magic Wishes that Fly up to the Sky by Demi
Look What Came from China by Miles Harvey
Min-Yo and the Moon Dragon by Elizabeth Hillman
Red Eggs and Dragon Boats by Carol Stepanchuk
Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang Autobiographical account of a teen’s experience of the cultural revolution in Shanghai. Contains serious subject matter which young readers should discuss with an adult. Age Range: 11 - 15
Red Thread by Ed Young
Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat by Amy Tan
The Children of China by Matti A. Pitkanen
The Empty Pot by Demi
The Moon Lady by Amy Tan
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
Tongues of Jade by Laurence Yep. Retelling of folktales collected from the Chinese-American community. There are many other titles by Yep that would also be interesting to young adult readers. Age Range: 10 - 15
Why Ducks Sleep On One Leg by Sherry Garland. A traditional Vietnamese tale is retold with humor and charm. Age Range: 5 - 8.
Link to this itemBooks on adoption, multicultural (adults)
A Passage to the Heart: Writings From Families with Children from China by Amy Klatzkin (ed.)
Are Those Kids Yours? American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries, by Cheri Register
A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee’s Search for Her Roots by Katy Robinson
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self (a great one for parents to read as their children approach teen years)
I Wish For You a Beautiful Life (A collection of letters written by birth mothers, for adults only) edited by Sara Dorow
Raising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai Melina
The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans
The Waiting Child. How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another, by Cindy Champnella
Voices From Another Place (An anthology of writing by adult Korean adoptees) edited by Susan Cox
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A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park An orphan in old Korea aspires to learn the art of making celadon pottery. Age Range: 10 - 14.
Kids Like Me in China, (an 8-yr-old Chinese adoptee’s view of China adoption; Ying Ying travels to China with her adoptive parents) by Ying Ying Fry
Mommy Far, Mommy Near, by Carol Antoinette Peacock
We Adopted You Benjamin Koo (grade school level children’s book about international adoption) by Linda Girard
When You Were Born in China (photographic journal and explanation of a child’s adoption) by Sara Dorow
When You Were Born in Korea by Brian Boyd
Why was I adopted by Carole Livingston (adoption in general)
Wuhu Diary by Emily Prager
Zazoo by Richard Mosher, the story of a Vietnamese orphan and her adopted French grandfather (for ages 12+)
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A Mother For Choco (a bird tries to find a mother who looks like him) by Keiko Kasza
At Home in This World, a China adoption story. (addresses the underlying feelings and emotions that color the world of the China adoptee) by Jean MacLeod, illustrated by Qin Su. EMK Press. Ages 6-9
Chinese Eyes ( an adopted Korean girl is teased by classmates about her eyes) by Marjorie Ann Waybill
Different Just Like Me (a girl realizes everyone is different in their own way) by Lori Mitchell
Families are Forever by Deb Capone,, a heartwarming tale about a young girl from China who is adopted by an American family. In “Families are Forever”, young Rain meets Bo and her new “forever” Mom and they become a brand new family. “Families Are Forever” was recently selected from thousands of submissions to receive a coveted Parenting Media Award. You can find out more about the book at www.simpleasthat.com
I Don’t Have Your Eyes (For the child who looks different from their parents for whatever reason) by Carrie Kitze, illustrated by Rob Williams, EMK Press. Ages 2-5.
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (a woman travels to China to adopt her daughter) by Rose Lewis
Jin Woo (about Korean adoption for siblings) by Eve Bunting
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption (Mr. Rogers explains that you can be part of a family by being born into it or by being adopted into it) by Fred Rogers
Little Miss Spider (a baby spider looks for a mother) by David Kirk
Seeds of Love (a child stays with Grandma while parents travel to China for a baby) by Mary E. Petertyl
We’re Different We’re the Same (Sesame Street book celebrating people’s differences) by Bobbi Jane Kate
We See the Moon (helps children from any adoptive situation ask the questions that are in their hearts) by Carrie Kitze. EMK Press, ages 4-8.
Link to this itemTraveling to China
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation China Tours
Always and Forever Adoption Homeland Tours
Lotus Travel Homeland Heritage tours
Adoption and Travel links in Adoptive Families Magazine (pre-adoption, homeland tours, etc.)
Travel Health Information Service
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Recipes for Asian foods
Korean cooking, recipes, culture
ChinaVista Recipe Corner
Chinese recipes from various provinces in China. (note: measurements are in the metric system)
RecipeSource
Collection of ethnic recipes from Asia and Pacific Islands
About.com
Chinese Cuisine: recipes, articles, links (also includes link to Southeast Asian recipes)
Adopt Vietnam
Web site with Vietnamese recipes
Thai and Vietnamese recipes
Exported from MasterCook Mac (in plain text format)
Attachment, bonding, and parenting post-institutionalized children
Child Trauma Academy - Bonding and attachment
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