Dragon New Year, The
Publication Information
Author:  Bouchard, David	Illustrator:  Huang, Zhong-Yang
Title:  Dragon New Year, The	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Peachtree	City:  Atlanta
ISBN, paperback:  1561452106	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    folk tale
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, imaginative tale about why the Chinese celebrate New Year with firecrackers. A bereaved mother is helped by Buddah to thwart the New Year dragon. The author includes the background information for his created myth.
Teaching Ideas:
The book makes a good read aloud. Students could discuss and write about how they celebrate special holidays. This book could be used with others myths of how and why things started, using a matrix to compare and contrast this story with similar ones from other countries. Students could also look at books about storytelling to discuss and/or write about what makes good storytelling, books like Shadow Spinner, Come Go With Me, Drylongso, and Her Stories. .
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Celebration > holidays > New Year's Day Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > problem solving Literature and Language > storytelling Heroes and Heroines > mythological characters Geography > locations > countries > China Social Studies > anthropology > cultures > cultural customs Literature and Language > porquoi stories

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