A Chinese family prepares for their New Year festivities they decorate the house with flowers, then set off firecrackers to scare away bad spirits and welcome the coming year. Family and friends sit down together for a festive dinner, then go outside to watch the parade of dragon dancers. The festival ends on its final night with a display of colored lanterns. Festival Time books depict the activities of typical families, as Mom, Dad, and children celebrate holidays that have special religious or cultural significance for them. Cheerfully attractive color illustrations supplement a simply-told story of the holiday's origins and a description of the festivities that are part of that holiday. Festival Time books can be read aloud to toddlers, but are easy enough for many first and second graders to read to themselves. Each book's final two-page spread is written mainly for parents, offering suggestions for ways to communicate the holiday's meaning to kids. (Ages 3-7)
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Here is a simple and delightful introduction to the festival of Chinese New Year—
suitable for even the very youngest child.
Follow a family as they set off firecrackers, watch lion and dragon dances, and hang up lanterns to celebrate the start of their New Year.
Also in the Festival Time series:
Apples and Honey — A Rosh Hashanah Story
Eight Candles to Light — A Chanukkah Story
Four Special Questions — A Passover Story
It’s Party Time! — A Purim Story
Hope and a New Life — An Easter Story
Here is a simple and delightful introduction to the festival of Chinese New Year—
suitable for even the very youngest child.
Follow a family as they set off firecrackers, watch lion and dragon dances, and hang up lanterns to celebrate the start of their New Year.
Also in the Festival Time series:
Apples and Honey — A Rosh Hashanah Story
Eight Candles to Light — A Chanukkah Story
Four Special Questions — A Passover Story
It’s Party Time! — A Purim Story
Hope and a New Life — An Easter Story
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A great non-fiction introduction for preschoolers,
By Christina B. Kennedy "Real book addict. E-bo... (Near Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story (Festival Time) (Paperback)
This is a nonfiction book aimed at the preK-K level, and it contains just the right amount of information for kids aged 3-5. The illustrations are lovely and there is simple text on each page. I paired this book along with Dragon Dance (author: Holub) and D is for Dragon Dance (author: Compestine), which have more lyrical text, for a preschoolers' storytime about Chinese New Year.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Simple, Pleasant Introduction to Chinese New Year!,
By Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story (Festival Time) (Paperback)
I really like this series. Students can read these books on their own and get a lot out of them. They can also be easily read for a read aloud. They are fun and interesting!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story (Festival Time) (Paperback)
Our 4-year-old daughter LOVES the lift-the-flap pages of this book - - and already "reads" along with us!
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