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Posted: Oct 12 2006 at 8:53pm | IP Logged Quote Erin

We start 4th term on Monday and I am frantically trying to organise myself. Typical of me I know.

For the first six weeks we will do a Geography focus than we'll be doing an Advent theme    Dc have just brainstormed and we have decided to do China for 2/3 weeks and then France. If time allows we may do a third country, ds7 wants to do the Holy Lands, dd11 wants to do an African nation and dd13 and ds9 want to do Italy. We may split there. Geography would have to be our biggest neglected area other than historical geography we haven't done any formal work here.

I've just spent a few hours searching through ideas here on the forum, I've got some great ideas on geography but haven't found as much on the specific countries of China and France. (I won't worry about the third one yet) Does anyone have some great ideas to share please? Thank you so much.

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Posted: Oct 12 2006 at 11:39pm | IP Logged Quote Erin

Another question: I have been purusing my books and have found some Pearl Buck books, is she suitable and at what age?

I do have a few picture books and a couple of missionary type ones. They annoy me I think as they don't seem to be really Chinese, do you know what I mean?

And to really show my ignorance what Chinese saints are there?

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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 2:17am | IP Logged Quote MarieC

We did some China study last year and really enjoyed these books...

Little Tiger in the Chinese Night
The Children of China

The Children of China was the biggest hit and it inspired my girls in their play for days.

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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 3:29am | IP Logged Quote Kathryn UK

Erin, there are some reviews of books we used when studying China here.

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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 6:39am | IP Logged Quote Marjorie

Erin,

try a search on the tour de france. Some of the ladies put together great sites and activities centered around the race.

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I use this link when teaching our children about the Chinese saints.
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We borrow many good Chinese books from our library and most of them are accurate or authentic fairytales. At the moment I only remember the title of the one, Ruby's Wish which we still have at home. Oh, Homesick by Jean Fritz Very good read aloud for a wide range of ages. We really enjoyed this one a few years ago.
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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 8:32am | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool

Margaret has a great list of China books on the sidebar at her blog:   www.tomargaret.typepad.com. We read many of them when we studied China last year.

You've probably already found it, but the Rabbit Trails thread on Ping has booklists and ideas too.

Last week we discovered Liu and the Bird.

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Posted: Oct 13 2006 at 8:53am | IP Logged Quote stacykay

[QUOTE=Erin] Another question: I have been purusing my books and have found some Pearl Buck books, is she suitable and at what age?.....QUOTE]

The only Pearl Buck book that we have read is The Big Wave. My boys are 8 and 11 (the younger boys played while I read it and didn't pay attention to it.) Both 8 and 11 yo really liked the book. It did deal with the death of a boy's family, but not in a gruesome fashion. Still, for a sensitive type, it may be too sad to think about?

If you come up with much on France, would you mind sharing it? We are *visiting* Germany right now, then Poland in a week or two, then I thought France for 3 weeks in November, and move on to England for December. I don't have a schedule, yet, for the countries after Christmas break.

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Posted: Oct 16 2006 at 12:11am | IP Logged Quote Margaret

Our girls are only 3 and 5 so we haven't done a study on China other than to read picture books. However, knowing that one day we will do an in depth study, I make notes when I come across information to include in a study. Here is what I have found:
picture books:
Daisy Comes Home by Jan Brettt
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Weise
The Empty Pot by Demi
Maples in the Mist, Minfong Ho, editor
Love as Strong as Ginger, by Lenore Look
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story from China retold by Ai-Ling Louie
Mr. Chang and the Yellow Robe by Elizabeth Bradford and Dorothee Bohlke
Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong
The Magic Tapestry
The Journey of Meng by Doreen Rappaport
The Runaway Rice Cake by Ying Chang Compestine
Lon Po Po by Ed Young
Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem About China by Ed Young

early chapter books by E. F. Lattimore:
Little Pear
Little Pear and His Friends
Little Pear and the Rabbits
More About Little Pear

elementary:
The Great Wall by Elizabeth Mann
Pie-Biter by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Coolies by Yin
The Empress and the Silkworm by Lily Toy Hong

Available through Sonlight (and also Amazon):
K--A Grain of Rice by Pittman
grade 1--The Great Wall of China by Fisher
grade 2--Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime by Benge
grade 5: The House of Sixty Fathers by DeJong
        Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Lewis
        Li Lun, Lad of Courage by Treffinger
        Mission to Cathay by Polland
        Silkworms by Johnson
        God's Adventurer: Hudson Taylor by Thompson
        Homesick by Fritz
        China Homecoming by Fritz (not available through Sonlight but the sequel to Homesick-recommended for young adult)

There is also available through Sonlight an "Ancient China Treasure Chest" (suggested grade level 5)

Available from Emmanuel Books:
Grandfather Tang's Story: A Tale Told With Tangrems by Ann Tompert
Tangrem's Plus From Lauri

unit study books:
China-A Cultural Resource Guide (Milliken Publishing Co.)
The Time Traveler Series-China-Nations of the World by Jane Pofahl

Middle elementary to early jr. high:
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
A Musical Journey: From the Great Wall of China to the Water Towns of Jiangnan (book and DVD set)

Late elementary to jr. high:
Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep

9th grade:
China's Long March: 6000 Miles of Danger by Fritz
Red Scarf Girl by Jiang

High School:
China: A Century of Revolution (A DVD set as seen on PBS)
From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History (from The Teaching Company 1-800-832-2412, www.TEACH12.com)

websites with good information:
www.enchantedlearning.com
www.kiddyhouse.com

2 excellent DVD's (expensive though, I think they were about $45 for 2 20 minute DVD's). They are documentarys told by a little girl about what her life is like living in China:
One Day in Ping Wei and
New Year in Ping Wei
www.pearlriver.tv

You can get Chinese martyr holy cards from:
Our Lady of Corpus Christi
P. O. Box 9785
Corpus Christi, TX 78469
and Our Lady of China holy cards from:
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast
Washington, D. C. 20017

You can get scrapbook embellishments from:
www.scrapandtell.com

There are 2 poems from China in Favorite Poems Old and New, selected by Helen Farris on pages 480 and 481.

2 websites:
more for learning: www.asiaforkids.com
and more for fun: www.chinasprout.com

great movie:
Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I have a little information

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I also have a few authentic (and some not so authentic, but fun!)recipes if anyone would like those.

Have fun studying China!
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My dh is taking a world tour for work starting next week. He is visiting China and France, along with Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Poland, Singapore, and Russia.
I am trying to put together something so we can study the country Daddy is in each day--it works out to about a country every 2-3 days , we will be on a whirlwind tour ourselves. Trying to get this all together to start next week has been challenging.
I have found lot's of info on China and France but Indonesia is hard. I joined Enchanted LEarning and they do have some nice resources for geography. They have some online stuff and also maps to color and little books about each country. I think we will start there. I would love some living books about the other countries if anyone has suggestions.
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Posted: Oct 16 2006 at 6:18am | IP Logged Quote Erin

Thank you for all your suggestions ladies, keep them coming
wow Margaret you know so much about China your list is impressive, then I note you have 2 daughters from China

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Posted: Oct 16 2006 at 7:13am | IP Logged Quote Marjorie

Erin,

I just posted a link to a delightful book called This is Paris under the France and Paris thread. Breakfast (and small children) calls or I would retype. It would be a wonderful short tour of the city.

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Margaret,

I'd love any receipes, I plan on finishing up with some meals.

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Here are a couple of recipes:
Beef and Bok Choy
1 pound beef chunks
1 bunch bok choy
1 T. green onions, chopped
1 tsp. ginger, chopped
1 small hot pepper, minced
2 T. soy sauce
1 tsp. salt, divided
2 tsp. corn starch, divided
1/2 T. cooking wine (can substitute water)
1/2 cup chicken broth
In large bowl, mix thoroughly beef, green onions, ginger, pepper, soy sauce, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. cornstarch, and cooking wine. Allow to stand. Heat oil in wok; stir fry bok choy until cooked but still crunchy, add 1/2 tsp. salt. Arrange on platter as bed for beef. Heat more oil; add beef mixture, and stir fry until beef is cooked through. Mix together 1 tsp. cornstarch and chicken broth; add to beef mixture. Cook until bubbly. You will need to stir constantly as sauce will burn or clump otherwise. Arrange on platter with bok choy. Serve with rice.

Moo Goo Gai Pien
2 whole chicken breasts
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. corn starch
2 T. oil
2 T. thinly sliced onion
1 pkg. (10 oz) snow peas
sliced mushrooms
2 T. chopped ginger
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 T. water
Skin and bone chicken breasts and slice into bite-size pieces. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and cornstarch; let stand a few minutes.
Heat oil in wok and add chicken; stir fry until chicken has turned white all the way through. Remove from wok.
Add onions to wok, stir fry one minute. Add snow peas, mushrooms, and ginger; stir rapidly until peas are crisp tender. Add broth; heat to boiling. Stir cornstarch and water together until smooth. Stir quickly into boiling liquid. Cook until bubbly and clear. Add chicken, heat until hot. Serve with rice.
Enjoy!
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