It's Chinese New Year! Join in the celebrations and follow a family as they let off firecrackers, watch the amazing dragon dances and light their beautiful lanterns to celebrate the start of their New Year. This delightful picture book is a simple introduction to the Chinese New Year festival for the very young. Part of a pre-school series that introduces young children to world religions and focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. Also includes historical and cultural information at the end for parents and teachers.

 

This book features in the following series: Festival Time, Festival Time For Us .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Jonny Zucker has been a teacher, musician, stand-up comedian and footballer, but he is now best known as one of the most popular writers for children, with over 100 titles under his belt. JONNY ZUCKER has written two adult books, A Class Act (Sapphire), and Dream Decoder (Barron's Educational). The Festival Time books are his first for Frances Lincoln. JAN BARGER COHEN'S previous titles include Bible Stories for the Very Young (Bloomsbury) and Who Can Fly? and Who Can Jump? (Van der Meer Hardcover).