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Author: Susan Whitfield Publisher: Crocodile Books ISBN: 9781566563291 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
Introduces the Chinese zodiac and relates how each of its twelve signs was named for an animal. Explains the qualities associated with each animal and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.
Author: Susan Whitfield Publisher: Crocodile Books ISBN: 9781566563291 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
Introduces the Chinese zodiac and relates how each of its twelve signs was named for an animal. Explains the qualities associated with each animal and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.
Author: Gabrielle Wang Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 0763667781 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 33
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Featuring sumptuous illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a lively retelling of the mythological animal race that led to the 12 signs in the Chinese Zodiac traces the proclamation of the Jade Emperor and the respective efforts of 13 animals.
Author: Oliver Chin Publisher: Immedium ISBN: 1597020281 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
Dominic the dragon befriends a boy named Bo as well as the other eleven animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
Author: Anita Mangan Publisher: Portico ISBN: 191162279X Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 166
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From highly-acclaimed illustrator, graphic designer and author, Anita Mangan, comes The Chinese Zodiac, an ideal gift book for fans of astrology and lunar cycles. In this time of self-awareness and self-interest, The Chinese Zodiac takes an alternative and hilarious look at all 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac, mixing together animal and human facts and drawing on themes such as personality, love, health and lifestyle, school/work to create a fresh and entertaining look at ourselves accompanied by quirky and colourful illustrations in this full-colour gift book. The Chinese zodiac follows the moon (rather than constellations, as in the Greco-Roman zodiac system). It is divided into a 12-year cycle, with a different animal representing each year. The philosophy is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and the zodiac, combined with the principles of yin and yang and the five elements, asserts a remarkable influence over people’s decisions and beliefs. The signs include: Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat/Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig
Author: Shelly Wu Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser ISBN: 1564147967 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
Draws on the archetypes of the 12 signs of the ancient Eastern zodiac to offer insight into astrologically influenced personalities, providing coverage of such related topics as how a birth element shapes one's destiny, Chinese love signs and the qualities of one's Chinese birth-hour "companion."
Author: Dawn Casey Publisher: Barefoot Books ISBN: 1782854819 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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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.
Author: Sanmu Tang Publisher: Shanghai Press ISBN: 9781602209770 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 56
Book Description
Children will love to learn all about their Chinese zodiac animal with this great multicultural book for kids. Which Chinese zodiac animal are you? A clever rat? A brave tiger? A hardworking ox? Or an energetic dragon? In ancient China, each sign marked a different year in a 12-year calendar. Over time, people believed that a person's character and destiny were somehow decided by his or her zodiac animal. Chinese Zodiac Animals explains the traits of each animal sign and what luck the future might hold for the person born under that sign. Chinese Zodiac Animals is a fun and informative way to learn about an important part of Chinese traditional culture.
Author: Oliver Chin Publisher: Immedium ISBN: 1597020230 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 42
Book Description
Rosie the rabbit befriends a boy who leads her on a wild adventure with a tiger. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.
Author: Susan Whitfield
Author: Susan Whitfield
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