The rumble of Mrs. Smith’s lawnmower sends the little grass people in her lawn running in search of a new life without human constraint and order. Holding hands, the little grass people transform into an enormous grass giant. The gentle giant must rush through city streets, weaving between buildings and hiding under bridges, until it reaches a faraway forest. Here, the grass people can truly be themselves and let their green locks grow in this quirky and imaginative tale with gorgeously detailed color pencil illustrations.

An analysis of economic and other variables that might affect US-China relations for the balance of this century. Complete with various future scenarios.

These course outlines for Confucianism and Taoism are essential for the understanding of Chinese customs and behavior. Lesson plan outlines for both of these disciplines will provide the instructor and the students with a great deal of depth of understanding for both of these great belief systems.

This resource is one of the most comprehensive documents on China written in the United States. It covers 4000 years of Chinese History and Culture and profiles 5000 contributors to China's accomplishments. It also contains the world's largest bibliography on Chinese materials (1000 books). Professionally edited and translated by Wang Lijun Tafero, a renowned specialist in Chinese Language and Literature. This companion to any type of research on China is almost indispensable. Recommended as a companion to Joseph Needham's collection on Chinese civilization.

This is a course outline with lesson plan outlines for the development of Chinese Socialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. The outlines cover The Opium War, The Boxer Rebellion and the career of Mao Zedong and his role in the establishment of the CCP, the Chinese Communist Party. This course is essential for understanding how the CCP came to power within China and why it is still in power.

The Xia was the first dynasty of China. The last emperor of this dynasty was Chieh, a feared and hated king who was in a titanic struggle with the Lord of Shang for control of the Chinese empire. Who would be responsible for the fall of the House of Xia? The Xia general Hai Tao, who was in love with the concubine of Chieh, Pang Mi?, the religious Taoist high priest, Tung Lai, who plotted to get power for himself with the Lord of Shang?, or would it be Lord Shang himself, a shrewd and cunning ruler, who would eventually outmaneuver Chieh? Or would all of these characters eventually contribute to the fall of the House of Xia? Included is a short history of the Xia Dynasty that will help the reader better understand the play.

This book is a course outline containing several lesson plan outlines on the History, Philosophy and Mythology of Japan. It is an indispensable resource for teachers of Social Studies.

A collection of the poetry of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Laozi is highlighted in the Tao Te Ching with an interpretation by the author and The Way of Zhuangzi is also included as a special bonus. To understand China and the Chinese, one must first understand the philosophy espoused in these two masterpieces of Chinese Literature.

The Children of Mu follows the lives of three people; one in the present day, a Chinese archaeologist named May-Ling, one from 2000 years ago, a Philosophical Taoist monk, and a third, Mu, a cavewoman of ancient China, who, over 12,000 years ago, may have been the first human to consider both religion and writing.