Exploring Chinatown: A Children's Guide to Chinese Culture

Carol Stepanchuk. Pacific View PR, $22.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-881896-25-8

Exploring Chinatown: A Children's Guide to Chinese Culture by Carol Stepanchuk, illus. by Leland Wong, uses San Francisco's Chinatown as a backdrop in this informative volume covering varied aspects of Chinese-American life. Sections on food, health, religion, art and more are included. (July)

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