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One for the Road - China: Adventures of the Treasure Fleet
As a sidebar to this month's Chinese Buffet series, throughout August, One for the Road will highlight travel guides, reference books and other recommended reads related to life or travel in China.Ryan's home is full of books -- about dinosaurs, superheros, America and China. This is one I'd like to get for him when he returns to the US: Adventures of the Treasure Fleet - China Discovers the New World is a unique historical fiction title for kids. Released earlier this year by Tuttle Publishing, it is beautifully illustrated with the colorful detailed drawings of Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard.
Treasure Fleet is the story of seven epic voyages taken by Admiral Zheng He, who led more than 300 brightly painted ships across the South China Sea, to the Indian Ocean and further on to the coast of Africa. The events that occur during the voyages actually took place between 1405 and 1433. The author, Ann Martin Bowler, used diaries of actual crew members as primary sources. Both the stories and photos are full of fantasy and fun -- and should surely inspire explorers of all ages to set out on voyages of their own. I hope it will inspire Ryan and other kids to keep on traveling...always!
Filed under: History, Learning, China, Books, One for the Road, Chinese Buffet
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ann Martin Bowler Apr 15th 2010 1:02AM
I am glad to hear Ryan enjoyed my book. It was really fun to learn about this amazing piece of history.
roamabile Aug 25th 2007 8:28AM
This book will be a wonderful gift for Ryan, and I am planning on using it when the 3rd graders study China later this year in our school. Each page is beautifully illustrated and the combination of the fictional story with the factually account makes this book both an adventure and a treasure.
RKA