Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story (Festival Time) |
| Author: Jonny Zucker
Creator: Jan Barger Cohen
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
List Price: $6.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 26036
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0764126687
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.261
EAN: 9780764126680
ASIN: 0764126687
Publication Date: February 15, 2004
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Product Description
A Chinese family prepares for their New Year festivities they decorate the house with flowers, then set off firecrackers to scare away bad spirits and welcome the coming year. Family and friends sit down together for a festive dinner, then go outside to watch the parade of dragon dancers. The festival ends on its final night with a display of colored lanterns. Festival Time books depict the activities of typical families, as Mom, Dad, and children celebrate holidays that have special religious or cultural significance for them. Cheerfully attractive color illustrations supplement a simply-told story of the holiday's origins and a description of the festivities that are part of that holiday. Festival Time books can be read aloud to toddlers, but are easy enough for many first and second graders to read to themselves. Each book's final two-page spread is written mainly for parents, offering suggestions for ways to communicate the holiday's meaning to kids. (Ages 3-7)
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Customer Reviews:
 A great non-fiction introduction for preschoolers March 17, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a nonfiction book aimed at the preK-K level, and it contains just the right amount of information for kids aged 3-5. The illustrations are lovely and there is simple text on each page. I paired this book along with Dragon Dance (author: Holub) and D is for Dragon Dance (author: Compestine), which have more lyrical text, for a preschoolers' storytime about Chinese New Year.
 Simple, Pleasant Introduction to Chinese New Year! January 24, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really like this series. Students can read these books on their own and get a lot out of them. They can also be easily read for a read aloud. They are fun and interesting!
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