Ying Chang Compestine

Through the stories of a terra-cotta soldier who has survived through the centuries, thirteen-year-old Ming, a village boy in 1970s China, learns the history of Emperor Qin, known both for building the Great Wall of China and for burying scholars alive, and how and why the terra-cotta soldiers came to be.

This hilarious tale is redesigned, featuring revised illustrations and a new bilingual simplified Chinese translation. Long ago in old Beijing, a hungry ghost finds a boy, who doesn't want to become a midnight snack! What wackiness ensues when the child tempts the ghost to make the tricky Boy Dumplings recipe?Ying Chang Compestine, an award-winning author of cookbooks, novels, and picture books, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. James Yamasaki,...

"With bold black outlines and vivid coloration... the artwork captures the action as the boys exercise their ingenuity."School Library JournalThe Kang boys don't want their teacher to write embarrassing notes on their hands anymore. Can they concoct a formula for what just may become a very useful school supply? This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned to feature new bilingual...

The village always expects Mama's famous dumplings to win the annual cooking contest. However, this year the Kang brothers play with the dough, and soon, long strips fly everywhere. With no time left, the family can bring only the strings of boiled flour. Will the new dish wow the judges or will the three boys find themselves in hot water?This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned...

Left alone to prepare their family's prize-winning dumplings for the annual cooking contest, the young Kang boys accidentally invent a new dish, "mian tiao," or noodles. Includes a cultural note and a recipe for long life noodles.

After the Kang brothers get in trouble at school, they devise a way to make paper, which will make things easier for both their teacher and themselves. Includes a historical note and a recipe for home-made paper.

When Kuai cannot get enough to eat, he begins using sticks to grab food too hot for the hands, and soon all of China uses Kuai zi, or chopsticks.

"The animals of the zodiac gather one by one to make long life noodles for Snake's birthday." --

Offers recipes that fuse traditional Western and Far Eastern traditions and offer a balanced approach to healthy, tasty, and healing foods from soups, salads and stir-fries to sauces, condiments, and desserts.

"The story of Rapunzel where she's being locked in a tower by a witch is a good one--but it's not totally the truth. The real story is about a young princess in China named Ra Pu Zel who doesn't want to talk to princes or look proper. What Pu Zel wants is to cook and eat in peace, her long hair neatly braided to keep it out of her food. And when she gets tired of everyone telling her what to do, she locks herself in a tower with her dog Bao. Although...