• Holidays Around The World
Author(s): Carolyn Otto
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-01-15
Dimensions: 219 x 265 x 8mm
Publication City/Country: United States
Edition:
Illustrations: 35 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS

Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation. For two joyous weeks red is all around. The color represents luck and happiness. Children receive money wrapped in red paper, and friends and loved ones exchange poems written on red paper. The Chinese New Year is also an opportunity to remember ancestors, and to wish peace and happiness to friends and family. The holiday ends with the Festival of Lanterns, as many large communities stage the famous Dragon Dance. Fireworks, parades, lanterns, presents, and feasts- these are some of the joys experienced by all who observe Chinese New Year. Celebrate Chinese New Year is the latest, timely addition to National Geographic's popular Holidays Around the World series. With 25 colourful images and a simple, educational text, the book is a lively invitation to revel in this child-friendly, national and international holiday. Carolyn Otto brings the historical and cultural aspects of the Chinese New Year into focus, and young
Book Info
Author Carolyn Otto
Date Published 2016-01-15
Dimensions 219 x 265 x 8mm
First Author Carolyn Otto
Format Hardback
Illustrations 35 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
ISBN 9781426323737
Language English
No. of Pages 48
Publication City/Country United States
Publisher National Geographic Kids

Holidays Around The World

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