![]() ![]() ![]() Today, February 12, 2021, will see us enter the Year of the Ox. ![]() While the Lunar New Year is celebrated in many cultures, this list focuses on books about Chinese New Year and its attendant festivities. Some teach about the Chinese zodiac, others about mythological creatures, and still others about the origins of various traditions. Luckily, nowadays there are so many beautifully written and illustrated books out there that do just that. How could I get them to understand the meaning behind each tradition? How could I teach them my culture? I remember how envious my classmates were…but I also remember that I felt like I wasn’t explaining it right. Battle Royale: Lethal Warriors Author Virginia Loh-Hagan Edition illustrated Publisher Cherry Lake, 2019 ISBN 1534149139, 9781534149137 Length 32 pages Subjects Juvenile Nonfiction History. In fact, when the holiday came around during my fifth-grade year, my teacher asked me to teach the class about Chinese New Year traditions! I told them all about cleaning the house and setting out oranges, about receiving red envelopes full of money and eating a piece of candy each day. When I was growing up, I was the only kid in my class who knew what Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, was. ![]()
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