Chinese New Year Contributor(s): Jango-Cohen, Judith (Author), Chin, Jason (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1575057638 ISBN-13: 9781575057637 Publisher: First Avenue Editions OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology |
Dewey: 394.261 |
LCCN: 2004004472 |
Lexile Measure: 590 |
Series: On My Own Holidays (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 5.21" W x 8.4" (0.24 lbs) 48 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 86039 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Chinese New Year begins each January or February on the first day of the new year in China's traditional calendar. This 15-day celebration is the most important holiday in Chinese communities all over the world. The celebration includes fireworks, costumes, dancers, parades, gifts of "lucky money", family gatherings and feasting, and the Festival of Lanterns. It is a time to remember loved ones that have died, celebrate the past year, and look towards the new year to bring good fortune. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jango-Cohen, Judith: - Judith Jango-Cohen's career began in the classroom, where she created lessons to excite her students' interest in science. Eleven years later, after the birth of her two children, she turned to writing full time. Her adventures as a naturalist and photographer have inspired her forty-two books, which cover an assortment of subjects from Bionics to Ben Franklin and from ladybugs to librarians. Besides researching and writing books, Judith also writes science news stories for Scholastic classroom magazines. |