Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story

By Jonny Zucker

Book Overview

A simple introduction to the Chinese New Year festival. Follow a family as they let off firecrackers, watch the amazing dragon dances and light their beautiful lanterns to celebrate the start of their New Year. This pre-school series introduces young children to world religions and focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. There is detailed historical and cultural information at the end for parents and teachers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845070763
• ISBN13: 9781845070762
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

LOVE it!

Our 4-year-old daughter LOVES the lift-the-flap pages of this book - - and already "reads" along with us!

A great non-fiction introduction for preschoolers

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.

Simple, Pleasant Introduction to Chinese New Year!

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!