2012 is the Year of the Dragon! Dominics proud parents rule the sea and sky, advise the Emperor, and have high expectations for their son. Meanwhile Dom befriends the boy Bo and the other zodiac animals, who wish to paddle a boat in the villages annual river race. But when other people and Doms parents disapprove, what will Dom do? Discover Doms ingenious solution in this enthusiastic tale!
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"Selecting some elements of Chinese culture, such as the Dragon Boat races that still take place today, the dragon's power over water, the dragon's legendary features as an amalgam of elements from the other real Zodiac animals and the pearl, a symbol of prosperity awarded at the end of the race, [Oliver] Chin weaves an original tale."—Kirkus Reviews
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“This bright and playful story makes the ancient tradition of the Chinese zodiac accessible to children everywhere... Kids will also have fun spotting all of the animals from the Chinese zodiac hiding in the pages of the book.”— Paper Tigers
The amusing tales of your favorite animals continue in The Year of the Dragon! Dominic’s proud parents have high expectations for their son. But when Dom’s friends want to paddle a boat in the village’s annual river race, their elders disapprove. Now whose side will this dragon choose?
Dom’s adventure to discover his unique qualities will delight kids of all ages. Seventh in the annual Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series, The Year of the Dragon shows all the charming characters of the Chinese lunar calendar and how a fiery spirit can light the way.
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Format:Hardcover
Start your own New Year tradition with this series by Oliver Chin. So far, in his Tales from the Chinese Zodiac, he's written a story book for the Dog, Ox, Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Tiger,...and dragon. All are charming little stories that capture the symbolic spirit of the zodiac animal featured. The Year of the Dragon: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac doesn't disappoint. The only book I've found that involves the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in June, you read about Dominic the dragon who along with his other zodiac animal friends and a little boy named Bo try to enter the big race. Failing miserably, Dom becomes the boat himself to lead them to a big win. The dragon's symbolic nature of encompassing the nature of the other animals and being wise and powerful shines through the story. And, the silly little pictures will amuse the kids and you. AND, just released, you can get the iPad app for it for only $3.99. Complete with Chinese style music, you can read it alone or have it read to you, and tapping on characters on each page make them do fun stuff (e.g., dragons puff smoke and people move and make sounds). There are even hidden Chinese coins you can find behind parts of the illustration as you tilt your iPad that explode into lots of coins when you find them. Oodles of fun for iPad junkies. Buy it so that they are motivated to make apps for the rest in the series.
Wanna read more reviews of some of my CNY favorites? Check out the January 25th, 2012 blog post on www(dot)myoverthinking(dot)com
Wanna read more reviews of some of my CNY favorites? Check out the January 25th, 2012 blog post on www(dot)myoverthinking(dot)com
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By Justin Shore
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because my daughter was born in the year of the dragon. It's a cute little book with great underlying life lessons. Well written and easy to understand with beautiful illustrations.
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By Dim Sum Girl
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yet another creative and inspiring story from the Tales of the Chinese Zodiac series to ring in the Lunar New Year--Dom the Dragon and his pals give new meaning to dragon boats! The Tales of the Chinese Zodiac series has become a Lunar New Year tradition in our house, and my children look forward to each new book every year. Of course, this year's book was yet another favorite, and they still enjoy reading it even though the new year rang in months ago. They also enjoy "The Year of the Dragon" app (Mobad Games) on itunes. Three cheers for the Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!
My niece was born in China and we were so fortunate to be able to welcome her into our family. She is so bright and adventurous and is curious about her culture of origin, thanks... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Doc. Shock
2.0 out of 5 stars
Quality isn't that great...
The pages inside the book started to fall out only after reading it a couple of times. And the quality of the illustrations were not so clear and crisp on all pages.
Published 2 months ago by tmg
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute Story
I liked the story for the attributes it has within it but I guess I expected a little more based on critic's reviews. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Grieve
5.0 out of 5 stars
baby gift
Wonderful book, purchased for a friends new baby Dragon! Book is beautifully illustrated and brightly colored!
Perfect gift for those new dragons born this year!
Perfect gift for those new dragons born this year!
Published 9 months ago by annetter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Torn
This is a cute book, great for young children. My only issue was that the book was torn on the back side, and the inner part of the cover was folding between the pages. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Summer L. Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for PreK - 1
I bought this book to introduce to my first graders to the Chinese New Year and they loved it. The rhyming and art work were enticing to the kids and they asked to read it again. Read more
Published 14 months ago by L. Wiley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book!!!
The whole series of zodiac books are fantastic but this one stands out to me as one of the best! the Illustrations are wonderfully imaginative and colorful! SO much to look at! Read more
Published 14 months ago by chris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
It is a book with very good sketch and cute story. The little dragon learns to make friends with all other animals and human. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jing Zhou
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