Book Detail
Great Race, The |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Bouchard, David | Illustrator: Huang, Zhong-Yang |
| Title: Great Race, The | Date: 1997 |
| Publisher: The Millbrook Press | City: Brookfield, CT |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-7613-0305-7 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): legends, tales and myths | |
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| A grandmother helps her granddaughter arrange paper cutouts of the Chinese zodiac by telling her a story of how 12 animals race to reach the Jade City. The author includes an appendix with information about the Chinese zodiac. | |
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| Readers may want to make a chart of the animals in the Chinese legend, their order of arrival, their means to get to the destination, magical elements, etc. Students may enjoy comparing our familiar zodiac symbols with the Chinese and its less familiar traits associated with the animals. This website provides useful information: http://hils.ccsf.cc.ca.us/!cma02/index.htm | |
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