new year

Squirrel cannot think of a New Year's resolution until she realizes that by helping her friends, she has made one after all.

The Wildcats, spending New Year's at a ski resort, realize everyone is doing their own thing and decide to come together to bring in the new year.

Describes the Vietnamese New Year holiday held sometime between January 21 and February 19 through the experiences of two Vietnamese boys.

Lisa and Max are delighted with their family's fireworks on New Year's Eve, until the loud noises frighten their dog Molly and make her run away.

A boy confronts his mother's suitor on New Year's Eve when the boy kills the man's duck and, in a fit of anger, the man kills the boy's dog.

Describes the origins of New Year's celebrations and traditions and how they differ throughout the world. Includes a glossary of terms.

Text and photographs depict the celebration of Chinese New Year by Chinese Americans living in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Provides information about the Chinese New Year, a fifteen-day celebration that starts on the first day of the lunar year in January or February, discussing the feasting, gifts, parades, and other traditions that characterize the holiday.

Describes how countries around the world traditionally celebrate the New Year, including rowdy parties, special feasts, and spiritual ceremonies and covering such countries as Brazil, China, and England.