“Great Ancient China Projects” on Indie Next List

“Great Ancient China Projects” was selected to the Indiebound Fall ‘08 Kids’ Indie Next List, a collection of “inspired recommendations for kids from Indie Booksellers.”

“Children’s book creators inspire Bethesda Elementary students”

Another story from The Black & White’s Richard Scordato, about the presentation Steven and I did at Bethesda Elementary, our old elementary school from way back when:
Author Lance Kramer and illustrator Steven Weinberg, creators of the children’s story book “Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself,” visited Bethesda Elementary students to speak about their [...]

“Whitman Grads Pen Book”

A story by Richard Scordato about our book, as published in the Oct. 27 edition of my old high school newspaper, The Black & White:
For most young children, ancient China symbolizes nothing but a blur of iconic images: the Great Wall, dragons, porcelain figures and emperors. Determined to give toddlers a proper introduction to the [...]

American Booksellers Association (ABA) on “China Projects”

A short review from the ABA’s Bookselling This Week:
Great Ancient China Projects: You Can Build Yourself by Lance Kramer, Steven Weinberg (illus.) (Nomad Press, $14.95, 9781934670026 / 1934670022)
“Vocabulary, timelines, and sidebars are included in a fun, hands-on approach to educating young readers about ancient China. Cook egg noodles, make an instrument, create a kite, learn feng shui [...]

“China Projects” in Willamette Week

The very wonderful Whitney Hawke was kind enough to make a cool mention of my book in the latest edition of Willamette Week. If you’re in town this weekend, stop by and check out the reading!
From Willamette Week, 8/6/08:
For kids, learning about ancient China has always been a total snooze…until now! Author and WW freelancer Lance Kramer’s [...]

“China Projects” in The Outlook

A short piece on “Great Ancient China Projects,” from my old newspaper, The Gresham Outlook.
“Former Outlook Writer Pens Book,” The Outlook, July 26, 2008:
Former Outlook news clerk and obituary writer Lance Kramer has published a book to introduce children (and adults) to do-it-yourself Chinese projects. The book arrives just in time for the Olympics in [...]

“Great Ancient China Projects” in the news

A profile on myself and Steven Weinberg about our new book, “Great Ancient China Projects,” in this week’s Bethesda Gazette (our hometown newspaper). Give it a read if ya get a sec!
From the Entertainment Section, The Gazette, 7/16/08, by Brooke Kenny:
Bethesda native Steven Weinberg remembers his first day of second grade at Bethesda Elementary, when [...]