''Pageant of Chinese History'' is a children's history book by

Elizabeth Seeger Elizabeth Seeger (1889 – November 1, 1973) was an American children's author and educator. Her first book, ''Pageant of Chinese History'', was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1935. She taught for many years at the Dalton School, eventually becomin ...

. Focusing on

political Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

and

cultural history Cultural history combines the approaches of anthropology and history to examine popular cultural traditions and cultural interpretations of historical experience. It examines the records and narrative descriptions of past matter, encompassing the ...

, it covers the

history of China The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapte ...

from mythological times to the birth of the republic in 1912. The book, illustrated by Bernard Watkins, was first published in 1934 and was a

Newbery Honor Newbery is a surname. People *Chantelle Newbery (born 1977), Australian Olympic diver *David Newbery (born 1943), British economist *Eduardo Newbery (1878–1908), Argentine odontologist and aerostat pilot *Francis Newbery (disambiguation), seve ...

recipient in 1935.

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1934 children's books History books about China American children's books Newbery Honor-winning works Children's history books {{China-hist-book-stub