
Title
The China Coin
Author
Baillie, Allan
Publisher
Penguin Books Australia
Published Date
1991
Annotation
Leah's mother, Joan, is Chinese and her father is Scottish. They travel to China to search for her family and to find the other half of an ancient coin left by Joan's father. The turmoil of Tiananmen Square causes Leah to look closely at her cultural background.
Key Concepts
Conflict, Family, Social justice
Audience
Secondary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACHASSK186, ACHASSK188, ACHASSK189, ACHASSK190, ACHASSK191, ACHASSK192, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACOKFH009, ACOKFH010, ACHGK049, ACHGK052, ACHGK054, ACHGK058, ACELA1550, ACELA1551, ACELT1663, ACELT1771, ACELT1634, ACELT1635, ACELA1563, ACELA1564, ACELA1565, ACELT1639, ACELT1640, ACELT1812, ACELT1642, ACELT1643, ACELT1644, ACOKFH018, ACOKFH021, ACOKFH022, ACOKFH023, ACOKFH024