Social and Cultural Heritage Readers CULTURAL ADVENTURERS

Dingli Stevens

About the Series

Join Elena and the Cultural Adventurers on their journey to discover traditions found in various cultures around the world, and learn useful virtues that help build character.

In the Rice Paradise

Elena is preparing her art project on rice for her school’s Rice Festival exhibition but she’s never actually seen how rice is grown. Her toy goose begins to speak to her and brings her to the Rice Paradise. What will Elena nd there? What will Elena draw for the Rice Festival? 978-981-48-6305-6 44

In the Tea Village

Elena visits her friend, Robert, for a play date. They pretend they are on a camping trip. After a heavy rainstorm, they emerge from their tent, and a dog named Yellow leads them to an enchanted tea village. What will Elena and Robert nd there? Will they nd it dicult to bid farewell to the tea village, and to each other?

About the Author

Dingli Stevens has a master’s degree in Television Engineering, a PhD in Film Study, and is a lecturer in a university. Dingli also hosts storytelling sessions, conducts workshops on children’s education and media literacy, and participates in programmes that help less privileged children in China and Kenya. She is a mother of two daughters, and is also the author of Happy Chinese New Year, Elena! and Happy Mooncake Festival, Elena!

In the Porcelain Kingdom

Elena is designing her own tile for her school’s porcelain class but, soon, she feels too tired to work on it. As she stares at her tile in a daze, her toy bird, Zac, begins to talk to her an d t akes her to the Porcelain Kingdom. What will Elena and Eddie nd there? Will Elena be able to nish designing a beautiful tile for her porcelain class?

978-981-18-2146-2

44 pp • 210 x 230 mm

Paperback

3-7 years old

$16.50