Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

A fictional work about a very important period in Chinese history. Under the corrupt rule of the empress dowager, a group of Chinese scholars tries to introduce new Western ideas to the Qing government by enlisting the help of the emperor.

Summary in vernacular field only.