Phil Amara

Explore the first English children's book about fireworks and gunpowder! The series Asian Hall of Fame shows how some cool things were created in Asia. In their second adventure, the cute red panda named Dao guides the school kids Ethan and Emma back in time to discover how fireworks and gunpowder were made! As Dao leads the way, children learn about surprising historical facts, travel to ancient China, and zoom back to the future. Get ready to...

This is the third adventure in our series on cool inventions created in Asia. The cute red panda Dao makes history come alive by transporting the kids Emma and Ethan back in time. Together they learn how fantastic creations came to be and zip back to the future! This dynamically illustrated tale follows the evolution of Japan's fantastic comics and animation in the last century. Published in a rainbow of media, these forms of entertainment became...