���������������������������������������������������������byMichaelSandlerillustratedbyNancyLaneCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-351158-3ISBN13:978-0-15-351158-5OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350603-2(Grade6On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350603-1(Grade6On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357998-6(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357998-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPub-lishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910179121110090807063AChangingChinaTouristsvisitingChinatodayareamazedtoseehowquicklythecountryischanging.Everywhereyoulook,theworn-outandoldarebeingreplacedwiththecool,modern,andtrendy.Anoldrundowngymbecomesthesiteofanenormousskyscraper.Aboarded-uprestaurantisreplacedbyanewrestaurantwherecustomerssitinswings.Oneday,ahillbythesideoftheroadisamoundofdirt.Beforelong,it’sapark,withbirdsflittingfromtreetotreeandkidsflyingcolorfulkites.ReportsshowthatChina’seconomyisdevelopingmorequicklythantheeconomyofanyothermajorcountry.Inthelastfewdecades,Chinahasmadeenormouschangestoimprovethequalityoflifeforitspeople.Still,thoughChinaischangingquickly,andthoughithasbeeninfluencedbytheWesternworld,insomewaysitremainsverysimila...
