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Nian, The Chinese New Year Dragon
by Virginia Loh-Hagan (Author), Timothy Banks (Author)★★★★★
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2020 EUREKA Excellence in Nonfiction Awards - Gold Winner2020 Feather Quill Reviewer's Choice AwardMei hates springtime. Why? Because it's only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the villagers hear the rumblings of Nian's hungry stomach, they know that winter has ended and spring is coming. But this year on the night before the first day of spring, a magical warrior visits Mei in her dreams. He tells Mei that it is her destiny to face and defeat Nian. But she must do it within 15 days or the dragon will be free forever.Author Virginia Loh-Hagan (PoPo's Lucky Chinese New Year) gives this retelling of the Nian legend an original twist, while explaining the origins of Chinese New Year traditions. Read more
Product Information
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Publication date | Dec 15 2019 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 32 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1585364134 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1585364138 |
| Item weight | 1.05 kg |
| Reading age | 6 - 8 years |
| Dimensions | 28.45 x 1.27 x 23.11 cm |
| Grade level | 1 - 3 |
| Lexile measure | 570L |
| Best Sellers Rank | #433,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #22 in Children's Books on Lunar New Year & Chinese New Year #81 in Asian Tales & Myths for Children #1,194 in Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical Creatures Tales for Children |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 47 ratings |