Literature Across the Curriculum

This list is a "starter list" and by no ways a definitive list of books available for the K-12 levels. The purpose of the list is to aid schools and teachers in constructing a library of books on Asia and/or to choose books that will supplement and enrich language arts, social studies, and history curriculum.

Grades

K-3 China Japan Korea Vietnam
3-5 China Japan Korea Vietnam
6-8 China Japan Korea Vietnam
9-12 China Japan Korea Vietnam
Anthologies, Classics and Modern Literature China Japan Korea Vietnam

** For titles on South Asia and Southeast Asia, please consult the California State Department of Education on-line list in the right sidebar.

 

Book Sellers

Please consult the following websites for annotations of titles and for ordering many of the books:

California State Department of Education:

Recommended Literature for Language Arts, K-12

California State Department of Education

On this site, scroll down to the "search" form and choose the country and grade level appropriate to your class. Lists exist for China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and India ("East India" on the list)

All titles included on the California list are annotated; the list is updated periodically.