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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Just before Chinese New Year, Dandan discovers that her family is moving to America, far away from her best friend Yueyue; before they leave Yueyue gives her a stack of red paper and a spool of string so she can share the art of paper cutting with Americans--and when Chinese New Year comes around again Dandan remembers Yueyue's gift and introduces her new friend Christina to this ancient art.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
Author
Series
How to catch-- volume 9
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A real, wily dragon winds through streets in China, eluding the traps set by a group of children during the Chinese New Year celebration.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"It is the eve of Chinese New Year. Lanterns are hung in the shopping malls of Singapore and Yao is preparing to wake the ancient sky dragon, Shen Long, from his year-long sleep. From the moment Shen Long opens his great amber eyes and unfurls his silver-blue tail, Yao will be propelled on a magical journey through the skies of Singapore to battle the bad luck of the previous year and usher in the good. Will he succeed? Will his grandfather watch...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother’s house to deliver it? Will it be clever Rat, strong Ox, or cautious Rabbit? Ruby meets each of the twelve zodiac animals on her journey. This picture book includes back matter with a focus on the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One Chinese New Year, her mother sends Goldy Luck to the pandas next door with a plate of turnip cakes, but the pandas are out and disaster follows. Includes a recipe for turnip cakes and an explanation of Chinese New Year.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.
Author
Series
Holidays in our home volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"It's the first day of the Lunar New Year--the biggest, yummiest, NOISIEST celebration of the year!" During the festivities, can Gege find the perfect moment to present his handcrafted surprise to his little sister? Learn what makes the Lunar New Year special, from the preparation responsibilities, to the celebratory new moon signifying the first day of the holiday, and the festivities that continue in the following weeks. Whether rice balls for...
12) Two New Years
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
Author
Pub. Date
2011, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Feeling disconnected from the father whose work keeps him from home the rest of the year, Maomao enjoys a Chinese New Year visit marked by such activities as making sticky rice balls, watching a dragon dance, and searching for a hidden lucky coin.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The first Christmas since Julie's parents' divorce is difficult for the whole family, but Julie finds comfort sharing the Chinese New Year traditions of her best friend, Ivy Ling, and thinking about new beginnings.
20) Crouching tiger
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him.