Books with author Chen Jiang Hong

Chosen for the 2009–2010 Great Lakes Great Books Award ballot for grades six to eightStarred reviews in Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal"In its excellence in representing political upheaval through the eyes of a child, this book belongs next to Peter Sis's The Wall; in its directness, next to the work of Allen Say. The indefatigable energy of Chen's brush, though, is all his own."—Publishers Weekly

Every spring the kite festival is celebrated in China. To celebrate the special day, a boy and his grandfather make a beautiful kite, but the string breaks and the kite sails away. The grandfather tells the boy the legend behind the festival and the boy is inspired to build a new kite.Book Features:- 32 pages - Full-color illustrations - Bonus facts about China - Mini book: 8 x 6 1/2 inches

The first novel in the Chinese bestselling White Fox series, translated by Jennifer Feeley.A young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mother gravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasure with the power to make animals human. The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But wicked blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise and a fierce leopard - but can he stay one step ahead?

The first modern Chinese middle grade series to be translated and brought to the English-speaking market, from bestselling author Chen Jiatong. A young white fox dreams of being human. When his parents are taken from him, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface in this perilous quest for self-discovery.When a young white fox named Dilah discovers a human family, he begins to dream of being human himself. But when his parents are assassinated, long-held secrets and a legend about a miraculous treasure rise to the surface. A treasure with the power to make animals human... The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But evil blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise, and a fierce leopard -- but can he stay one step ahead?

The first novel in the Chinese bestselling White Fox series, translated by Jennifer Feeley.A young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mother gravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasure with the power to make animals human. The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But wicked blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise and a fierce leopard - but can he stay one step ahead?