The Rooster's Antlers: A Story of the Chinese Zodiac

By Eric A. Kimmel

Book Overview

Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823413853
• ISBN13: 9780823413850
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 0.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Nice book!

A great book. Fairy tale that children will love combined with Chinese zodiac info. I recommend this book to teachers who are teaching their students about China and parents who want to give their bookwormy child a treat.

My daughter loved this Chinese Zodiac story

While this story is a little different than most about some details of the zodiac's origins, it holds true to the basic story [with the emperor choosing the animals]. My daughter really enjoyed this story. The illustrations are bold and bright, based on Chinese paper cuts. This is a book that can be read year-round and should not be relgated to only the "new year" period. It can also be read during the celebrations to a class without them all turning into barking/crying/braying representations of their own animals which some of the other books seem to inspire more.