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Travel where it all began and then back to the future with Dao, Emma, and Ethan!
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The Asian Hall of Fame


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Learn about how fantastic inventions came from Asia... and have fun at the same time!

Dao is a cute red panda who can time travel. He makes a perfect guide for the kids Emma and Ethan who want to see history come alive for themselves.

Together they teleport back in time and place. They reappear in Asia but centuries into the past! They witness how people created unique things. Then they fast forward through the decades to marvel how these inventions changed the world!



The Discovery of Ramen

Authors: Phil Amara and Oliver Chin
Illustrator: Juan Calle
$16.95, Hardcover, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59702-134-0, 9.5 x 10 inches

Dao, Emma, and Ethan go to Japan to see how ramen was created! Mmmm.... mmmm... this is finger-licking good. Slurp! Click here for more information.

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The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder

Authors: Phil Amara and Oliver Chin
Illustrator: Juan Calle
$16.95, Hardcover, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59702-142-5 9.5 x 10 inches

Boom! Celebrations wouldn't be the same without fireworks. But to make those bright bangs... you needed to make gunpowder first! So the trio go back 2,00 years to ancient China. A magical formula took centuries to refine. Then this black powder sparked revolutions around the planet as well as dazzling shows in the night sky. Click here for more information.

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The Discovery of Anime and Manga

Authors: Phil Amara and Oliver Chin
Illustrator: Juan Calle
$16.95, Hardcover, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59702-146-3, 9.5 x 10 inches

Wow - Japanese comics and animation are cool! So Dao brings Emma and Ethan back east. The three see how manga and anime arose from traditional painting and storytelling. Then they spread throughout mass media to reach audiences worldwide. Imaginative authors made amazing characters and spectacular series! Click here for more information.

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The Discovery of Chess

Authors: Phil Amara and Oliver Chin
Illustrator: Juan Calle
$16.95, Hardcover, 40 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59702-162-3, 9.5 x 10 inches

Pub date: September 2023. Get ready for our 4th exciting adventure... and a passage to India! The trio travel back in time to 500 CE to ancient India. They witness how rajas battled wits, moving their armies on a gameboard. Then they zoom across the centuries and continents to see how chess evolved. Eventually it would become the world's most popular game! Click here for more information.

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Reviews

"The Discovery of Anime and Manga bursts from the page with energy and colour. Informative and entertaining, it's a beautifully rendered concise introduction to manga and anime for not only children, but comics fans of all ages."
- Dr. Dale Jacobs, Composition and Rhetoric: Department of English, University of Windsor, Canada








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Reviews


"Travel across the world and back in time with Emma and Ethan as they learn all about the history and tradition of ramen from Dao, an adorable red panda who just happens to be an expert on Asian culture, cuisine, and, of course, all things ramen. Amusing anime-style illustrations show the magical, wide-eyed trio flying over China and Japan, tiptoeing past Taiwan, and floating into outer space on a fun, informative, and savory adventure."
- Foreword magazine

Emma "The second title in the Asian Hall of Fame series features returning characters Emma and Ethan, who observe a fireworks display for a Chinese festival. Their peppy animal friend, a red panda named Dao You, whisks them into the past to learn about alchemists and early gunpowder, followed by an overview of how fireworks began to be used in celebrations. Amara and Chin pack as much STEM information into Dao You's history lesson as there is metallic powder in pyrotechnic stars... Calle's bright cartoons infuse energy and enthusiasm into each spread."
- Publishers Weekly



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