Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival (Chinese Festivals)

In these charming volumes, Little Mei asks her grandfather about each of the four different Chinese celebrations represented.

He tells her the stories of Nian and the monster Xi (Chinese New Year); Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who loved his kingdom (Dragon Boat Festival); the Jade Emperor of Heaven who ordered the earth to be destroyed by fire (Lantern Festival); and Hou Yi who shot down the suns (Mid-Autumn Festival).

In Celebrating the Dragon Boat FestivalLittle Mei wants to know why she must wear a special scented pouch to ward off the evil spirits. Grandpa tells her the story of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet who loved his kingdom. Includes a quick recipe for zongzi, sticky rice balls wrapped in reed leaves.

• Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese Festivals)
• Celebrating the Lantern Festival (Chinese Festivals)
• Celebrating the Chinese New Year (Chinese Festivals)
• Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
• The Little Monkey King's Journey: Stories of the Chinese Zodiac, Retold in English and Chinese
• Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes
• Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year Lift-the-Flap Book (Puffin Lift-the-Flap)
• The Water Dragon: A Chinese Legend - English and Chinese bilingual text
• Chinese Zodiac Animals
• Gung Ho! A Dragon Boat Story (2014 Edition)