Author: Carolyn Otto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781426303814
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Simple text and color images present various aspects of the Chinese New Year celebration, including red decorations, the exchange of poems, Festival of Lanterns, Dragon Dance, fireworks, parades, feasts, and the remembrance of ancestors.
Author: Sanmu Tang
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 9781602209589
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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In these charming volumes, Little Mei asks her grandfather about each of the four different Chinese celebrations represented. He tells her the stories of Nian and the monster Xi (Chinese New Year); Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who loved his kingdom (Dragon Boat Festival); the Jade Emperor of Heaven who ordered the earth to be destroyed by fire (Lantern Festival); and Hou Yi who shot down the suns (Mid-Autumn Festival). In Celebrating the Chinese New Year, Little Mei wants to know why her family celebrates the Chinese New Year. All her family members have their own reasons, but it is Grandpa who tells her the story of Nian and monster Xi.
Author: Fay Robinson
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766044602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Book Description
Readers learn about the Chinese New Year, its customs, traditions, and celebrations.
Author: Barbara Linde
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1538238659
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Many cultures had their own way of counting the year before the western calendar became accepted around the world. The Chinese New Year, one of the biggest holidays in modern China, is based on an ancient lunar calendar. Readers explore the long history of this celebration as well as find out about the animals associated with particular years, the food, and ways people still celebrate it today. Amazing full-color photographs show off the fun of the Chinese New Year in history and today to correlate with the text for beginning readers.
Author: Fay Robinson
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766083268
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Chinese New Year has been celebrated for thousands of years in China. Now it is celebrated all around the world. It does not always come on the same date each year, but it is always in January or February. Readers of this volume will learn the meaning behind the holiday as well as the costumes, decorations, food, and other customs, such as the dragon parade, associated with it. This simple yet engaging book also provides instructions on how to make ya sui qian, or the red envelopes the Chinese use for gifts of money, as well as a recipe for fried rice.
Author: Patricia Bjaaland Welch
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Orange trees and plum blossoms. Strings of firecrackers and clusters of gold coins. Dinners with family and offerings to ancestors. No event in the Chinese calender holds a greater importance, or is as richly celebrated, as the Lunar New Year. This complete introduction to the holiday explores its many symbols and rituals, tracing their history and meanings, and describing the differences in its celebration from Hong Kong to Taiwan, Singapore to mainland China. Beginning with notable days in the month preceding the holiday and extendingto the Lantern Festival fifteen days into the New Year, the author guides the reader through the etiquette of gift-giving and the selection of special foods, holiday greetings, and popular decorations. Many Chinese traditions have been lost forever, but in communities throughout the world the anticipation, preparation, and celebration of the Lunar New Year endures.
Author: Terri Sievert
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736869294
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Provides a description of what Chinese New Year is, how it started, and ways people celebrate this cultural holiday.
Author: Hingman Chan
Publisher: Master Communications, Inc.
ISBN: 1932457046
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Book Description
Learn about celebrating the Chinese New Year through crafts and other educational activities.
Author: Monica Hughes
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781410907837
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Book Description
No matter what religious festivals a young reader may take part in, they're sure to love reading about all of the festivals in this series. Each title celebrates diversity by detailing the preparations that go into each festival, what people wear, where it takes place, the food that is eaten, when it happens, who celebrates it, and why it's celebrated.
Author: Julie Murray
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1532182686
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
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Book Description
The Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival that is celebrated by Chinese people worldwide. Readers will learn that people celebrate this holiday by giving gifts, praying for good fortune, decorating with red and lanterns, and enjoying time with family and friends. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
