Thursday, April 10, 2008

Did You Know About Books In Ancient China?

Did you know about books in Ancient China?

As we have been learning about Ancient China, I have learned a lot! When my nephews filled in their KWL charts (what you already Know, What you Want to know, What you Learn) at the beginning of the unit, they were telling me things I'd never heard of. (This is thanks to Mary Pope Osborne and her Magic Tree House books.) They told me about the book burning done by the Dragon King (Emperor Qin.) This week, they made replicas of ancient books in China. These books were bamboo strips tied together with strings. This is a photo of the one my daughter did. She wrote about the Great Wall on this one:


No comments: