Chinese New Year | McKinney Public Libraries

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A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year. End notes discuss the customs and traditions of Chinese New Year.

2) This next New Year

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Wong, Janet S

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A family prepares to celebrate the Lunar New Year and looks forward to the good luck they hope it will bring.

3) My first Chinese New Year

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Katz, Karen

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A girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.

4) Max celebrates Chinese New Year

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Klein, Adria F

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Life of Max

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Max's friend Lily invites him to her family's celebration of Chinese New Year.

5) Mulan's Lunar New Year

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Yim, Natasha

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It's the Lunar New Year, and it happens to be Mulan's favorite festival! There is a lot to do to prepare for this important celebration, and for the first time, Mulan is old enough to help out. But everything Mulan does seems to turn out wrong. . . . Follow along with Mulan in this special Lunar New Year story that captures the unique sense of magic, imagination, and possibility that surrounds the holiday!

6) Chinese new year

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Dickmann, Nancy

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Holidays and festivals (Heinemann)

7) Ruby's Chinese New Year

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Lee, Vickie

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As Ruby travels to her grandmother's house to bring her a gift for Chinese New Year, she is joined by all of the animals of the zodiac. Includes the legend of the Chinese horoscope and instructions for crafts.

8) PoPo's lucky Chinese New Year

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Loh-Hagan, Virginia

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"When her Chinese grandmother comes to visit, a young Chinese-American girl learns of and participates in the customs and beliefs celebrating an authentic Chinese New Year"--

9) Chinese New Year

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Marsico, Katie

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Cultural holidays

10) Maisy's Chinese New Year

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Cousins, Lucy

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Maisy

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Celebrate Chinese New Year with Maisy!

11) It's Chinese New Year!

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Sebra, Richard

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Bumba Books. It's a holiday!

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Learn about Chinese New Year and the things you can see and do this time of year. See how things look different around some peoples neighborhood.

12) Chinese New Year

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MacMillan, Dianne M

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Best holiday books

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"Read about the history of the Chinese New Year celebration and see how it is celebrated in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

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16) New year

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Lo, Rich

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After his family moves from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, a boy begins school in America. He has a difficult time adjusting with limited knowledge of the English language and American culture. His translator is embarrassed to have to speak her native language at school in front of her friends. The boy feels out of place and alone in his new environment, though his mother assures him that one day he will be proud of his Chinese heritage. In February, the...

17) Paper crafts for Chinese New Year

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McGee, Randel

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Paper craft fun for holidays

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

18) Chinese New Year crafts

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Bledsoe, Karen E

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Fun holiday crafts kids can do

19) The runaway wok: a Chinese New Year tale

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Compestine, Ying Chang

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On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever. Includes information about Chinese New Year and a recipe for fried rice.

20) The animals of Chinese New Year

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Lee, Jen Sookfong

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Drawing on the myth of the Chinese zodiac, The Animals of Chinese New Year follows twelve animals as they speed across a river, competing to represent the imminent new year in a race held by the Jade Emperor, the most powerful Chinese god. Each animal competes in its own unique way. The ox works hard, the tiger is brave, the dog smiles kindly, but who will win? Bright photographs of babies demonstrating the same traits as the animals in the text,...