Little Soldiers
An American Boy, a Chinese School and the Global Race to Achieve
$58.83
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2017
Summary
‘I couldn’t put this book down. Whip smart, hilariously funny and shocking. A must-read’
Amy Chua, Yale Law Professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
In 2009, Lenora Chu, her husband Rob, and toddler Rainey, moved from LA to the Chinese megacity Shanghai. The US economy was spinning circles, while China seemed to be eating the planet’s economic lunch. What’s more, Shanghai teenagers were top in the world at maths, reading and science. China was not only …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349411774 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349411778 |
| Author: | Lenora Chu |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 460g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 34mm |
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Riveting, provocative and unflinchingly candid, Little Soldiers is a must-read for parents, educators, and global citizens alike.
Riveting, provocative and unflinchingly candid, Little Soldiers is a must-read for parents, educators, and global citizens alike.
Little Soldiers is the best book I’ve read about education in China. Lenora Chu’s … tells this personal story with great insight and humor, and it’s combined with first-rate research into the current state of education in China.I couldn’t put this book down. It’s a game changer that challenges our tendency to see education practices in black and white.About The Author
Lenora Chu
Lenora Chu is an American writer and journalist. She has worked as a television correspondent for Thomson Reuters and media consultant to universities and the private sector; her articles have appeared in CNNMoney, The New York Times, Science, Christian Science Monitor, and on National Public Radio programs. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Shanghai with her husband Rob Schmitz, National Public Radio’s Shanghai correspondent, and their two sons.
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