History of China for the Young Reader: Volume 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Warring States Period

How did China’s history start? What did Yu the Great do differently to tame the devastating flood before he founded China’s first dynasty? How did King You bring his kingdom to a deplorable end after he lit up the beacon fires to please his beautiful but never-smiling queen? Who was the biological father of the mighty Qin dynasty’s first emperor? Told in simple, intriguing style, this first book of the multivolume History of China for the Young Reader takes you from China’s prehistoric times all the way to the end of the Warring States Period in the third century BCE. Not only elementary and middle school students but also older readers will find this book a delight to read. Introduce your child to more than one hundred individuals who made names for themselves in China’s pre-Qin history.