Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party

Book Features:
• 48 pages, about 7 inches x 9 inches
• Ages 10-15, Grades 5-9 leveled readers
• Easy-to-read pages with vibrant photos
• Features before, during, and after reading activities
• Discussion questions, writing prompts, and projects included

Revolution Is Not A Dinner Party: This nonfiction companion to Ying Chang Compestine's novel Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party explores life in China during Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the 1970s.

A Closer Look: Children learn about 1970’s China––from foods and traditions, to medicine and marketing, as well as Mao’s rise to power, the Red Guard, Barefoot Doctors, Chinese New Year, and origami.

Nonfiction Companion: More than just an engaging story full of interesting facts, this fiction book also features reading activities, writing prompts, discussion questions, and writing projects for added reading engagement.

Leveled Books: Vibrant photos and leveled text work together to engage children and promote reading comprehension skills. This book engages 5th-9th grade readers with real-life facts surrounding the original book they know and love!

Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

Ling, the narrator of Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, can’t imagine a different life than the comfortable one she’s known, living with her physician parents in Wuhan, China.

Ling, the narrator of Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, can’t imagine a different life than the comfortable one she’s known, living with her physician parents in Wuhan, China. Learn about how life changed for the Chinese under the rule Chairman Mao. Find out more about 1970’s China––from foods and traditions, to medicine and marketing.