chinese new year

Explains the history of Chinese New Year and describes how it is celebrated.

An introduction to the history, customs, and observance of the Chinese New Year.

Describes the meanings and traditions of the Chinese New Year. Includes a glossary and an index.

A child describes the many things his family does to prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.

Contains step-by-step instructions for ten craft projects for celebrating Chinese New Year, such as noisemakers, paper firecracker candy holders, and a dragon streamer puppet, and includes a list of further resources.

"Explains the significance of Chinese New Year and how to make crafts out of paper"--Provided by publisher.

An Asian cook and a Chinese New Year celebration help a ten-year-old girl at a Montana stage coach station to regain her confidence after smallpox scars her face.

In the Chinese Year of the Rat, a young Taiwanese American girl faces many challenges: her best friend moves to California and a new boy comes to her school, she must find the courage to forge ahead with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and she must learn to find the beauty in change.

Ming's wishes at the tree on Lunar New Year with his grandmother always seemed to come true, but one year the tree does not help, and he alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the spirit of the tree.