Chelsea's Chinese New Year (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― Holidays and Special Days)

Chelsea's Chinese New Year (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― Holidays and Special Days)

Chelsea's family is celebrating Chinese New Year! Chelsea gets to stay up late. She watches fireworks and a parade with a dragon! She and her family have a big feast. Find out the different ways people celebrate this special day! Learn the history behind the days people celebrate in the Holidays and Special Days series. Each book follows a young narrator through the process of preparing for and celebrating a special event. "Children from different cultural groups describe their families' celebrations. Information about the occasions is included in the simplistic stories, but text boxes provide more details than the young narrators do. Bright, cheerful illustrations will draw readers to these introductions. Birthday focuses on U.S. customs but mentions other traditions. An activity concludes each volume." "In this well-presented series, young children are introduced to important holidays that their friends celebrate. Each book tells a story about a child celebrating the holiday with explanations within the story or in text boxes. Different facets of the holidays are shown: religious, cultural, traditional activities, etc. The cartoon-type illustrations add to the topics and portray multiethnic groups. An activity is included in each book. Lerner e-source is available for this series; it consists of a suggested lesson plan and two worksheets." -- Library Media Connection Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than 60 books for children, including You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids . She teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center and regularly visits schools to talk with students about story-writing. Katie Saunders works with hand-drawn pen, collage, and computer-aided design. She lives with her family in Kent, UK, where she creates illustrations in a studio in her garden that her father built for her.