From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture. Award-winning author and broadcaster Jen Sookfong Lee recalls her childhood in Vancouver and weaves family stories into the history, traditions and evolution of Chinese New Year. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs throughout.

Join us on a journey through China' s traditional festivals! This picture book series showcases four festivals: Chinese New Year, The Qingming Festival, The Dragon Boat Festival, and The Mid-Autumn Festival, each with a unique history, customs, and traditional food. The first book in the series focuses on the grandest of them all-- Chinese New Year, or " Nian Jie." With vivid storytelling and beautiful illustrations, children will learn about the festival' s colorful history, customs, and delicious food. It' s the perfect way to instill cultural awareness and appreciation in young minds. So get ready to join in the fun and learn all about Chinese New Year.

Come and celebrate some of the world's biggest festivals with us! We will take you on a step-by-step journey through each celebration, teaching you all about the stories and traditions we follow as well as all the tasty food we eat! So come and celebrate with us!

Chinese New Year is a time for new beginnings. Some people clean their homes from top to bottom or share meals with friends. Others pray, light fireworks, or give each other gifts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.

Chinese New Year is a time for new beginnings. Some people clean their homes from top to bottom or share meals with friends. Others pray, light fireworks, or give each other gifts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.

This bilingual color concept book celebrates a rainbow of traditional objects seen during the Chinese New Year. Hóng is the color of explosive firecrackers! Jīn is the hue of lucky coins. Zŏng is the shade of sweet peanut puffs. Welcome to the festivities of the Chinese New Year, where symbolic gifts, foods, and objects come together in a celebration of beautiful colors. This vibrant, simple, and highly graphic bilingual book is the perfect introduction to Chinese and English words for colors as it honors one of the biggest holidays around the world. Includes informative back matter.

"In this title, emergent readers are introduced to the celebrations, traditions, and symbols behind the Christmas holiday. Carefully crafted text with high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers, creating a fun first nonfiction reading experience. Christmas includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. Christmas is part of Jump!'s Holiday Fun! series"--

Christmas is about celebrating! It is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus. Some people mark the holiday with Christmas trees and other decorations. People gather with family and friends to eat meals and give gifts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.

Come and celebrate some of the world's biggest festivals with us! We will take you on a step-by-step journey through each celebration, teaching you all about the stories and traditions we follow as well as all the tasty food we eat! So come and celebrate with us!

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Christmas. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.