Audience: Student
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Nian the Chinese New Year Dragon
Mei hates springtime. Why? Because it’s only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the villagers hear the rumblings of Nian’s hungry stomach, they know that winter has ended and spring is coming. But this year on the…
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Deep Dive: Lunar New Year
Families around the world in countries such as China, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and more celebrate Lunar New Year with joy and tradition. To welcome good fortune, they clean their homes, share festive meals, hang lanterns, and more. This deep dive will explain more about the holiday and its many traditions.
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The Lucky Red Envelope
Winner of the Society of Illustrators’ 66th Annual Gold Medal Get ready for Lunar New Year, following a little girl and her family as they get ready for and celebrate the Lunar New Year festival. With non-fiction information about the significance of certain rituals, but told through the excited eyes of a child, this is…
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Alex’s Good Fortune
Celebrate Chinese New Year with this sweet story of friendship and family! In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids’ confidence and create lifelong readers! Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for Alex and her family, so it’s…
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Year of the Cat
Every year is the Year of the Cat!A legendary race determined the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar . . . but what happened to Cat, the one animal who never received a year? Rat, Cat, and their eleven friends star in this funny animal adventure that introduces young readers to both…
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Chloe’s Lunar New Year
Lily LaMotte, brilliant author of the graphic novel Measuring Up, an ALA Top Ten, has written her debut picture book about a special Lunar New Year feast. Perfect for fans of Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin and I Am Golden by Eva Chen. “Themes of love and family underlie the snappy text.”…
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Grace & Lisa Chinese New Year Experiences, Food & Stories 2024
by TeachAAPI and Children’s Book World ft. Lisa Yee and Grace Lin Watch two of the most awarded AAPI authors share their personal stories about growing up and celebrating Lunar (Chinese) New Year. Great for all ages – Lisa and Grace discuss food, culture, growing up AAPI in different parts of America, their identities as…
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Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Virtual Tours
Join the talented educators of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art for a deep dive on the Cherry Blossom Festival. Available Now! Grades 1-3, 4-6, 9-12.
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TAP Middle School Readers Book Club ft. Lisa Yee
Children’s Book World and TeachAAPI present a very special book talk with author Lisa Yee about her award-winning novel, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance.
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Author Helena Ku Rhee: Building Bridges Through Storytelling
A not-to-be missed AAPI Heritage Month talk with featured speaker Helena Ku Rhee! A children’s book author and essayist, Helena speaks with both parents and students on topics such as ways to ignite the love of reading, representation in children’s literature, and what it’s like to be an author of diverse books. With parents, Helena…
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FOODIE DETECTIVES
Use the clues to guess which food is steaming in the steamer! A high-quality, engaging, and culturally relevant Chinese bilingual book for all families. All Bitty Bao books include all of the necessary language elements to support each family member wherever they may be in their language learning journey – **Foodie Detectives is available in…
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Counting With Dim Sum
Counting in two languages is so fun with our dim sum friends. A high-quality, engaging, and culturally relevant Chinese bilingual book for all families. All Bitty Bao books include all of the necessary language elements to support each family member wherever they may be in their language learning journey – **Counting with Dim Sum is…