The Great Race |
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| Author:
| Casey, Dawn |
| Illustrator:
| Wilson, Anne |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84686-202-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Barefoot Books, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.99 |
Book Description:
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"Wilson's creatively stylized folk art gives this retelling of an ancient legend a distinctive look. Youngsters will likely enjoy the final spread, which lists the years that fall under each respective animal, and the characteristics of people born under that sign"-- Publishers Weekly Race with the animals of the Zodiac as they compete to have the years of the Chinese calendar named after them. The excitement-filled story is followed by notes on the Chinese...
More Description "Wilson's creatively stylized folk art gives this retelling of an ancient legend a distinctive look. Youngsters will likely enjoy the final spread, which lists the years that fall under each respective animal, and the characteristics of people born under that sign"-- Publishers Weekly
Race with the animals of the Zodiac as they compete to have the years of the Chinese calendar named after them. The excitement-filled story is followed by notes on the Chinese calendar, important Chinese holidays, and a chart outlining the animal signs based on birth years.