Celebrate Chinese New Year!

ISBN#: 978-0-7660-4031-1
$23.93 Library Bound

     Yesterday was the first day of the Chinese New Year.  This holiday began more than 4,000 years ago in China as was a way to celebrate the end of one planting season and the beginning of another.  It is usually celebrated somewhere between the middle of January to the middle of February.  Lanterns are a part of this celebration and are used to chase away the old year.  Firecrackers are used to frighten away evil.  Every year in the Chinese calendar is named after an animal; 2012 is the year of the dragon which means that those born during this year are strong, energetic, and impressive!

     Celebrating Chinese New Year, part of Enslow’s Celebrating Holidays series, is a colorful title that engages grades three through four in this fascinating holiday.  Young readers can learn more about the different animals each year is named after as well as the characteristics of those born during that year.  Celebrating Chinese New Year, by Fay Robinson, also describes the decorations, traditions, and food associated with this thrilling holiday and is a wonderful way to join in the celebration.

Craft Books for Day Four of Our Pick-A-Page Giveaway!



ISBN #:  978-0-7660-3726-7
$23.93

   
     Today is day four of our Pick-A-Page Giveaway and we have some engaging craft books to win! Randel McGee is the author of Enslow’s Paper Craft Fun for Holidays series, and these 12 titles are sure to interest children in grades three through four. Two upcoming holidays that would be fun to celebrate with paper crafts are Chinese New Year and Presidents’ Day. Chinese New Year is Monday, January 23rd and Randel McGee has an interesting You Tube video of him putting together the Dancing Dragon Puppet from our Paper Crafts for Chinese New Year title. Presidents’ Day is Monday, February 20th and making crafts in Enslow’s new title in this series, Paper Crafts for Presidents’ Day would be a festive way to observe this national holiday!

    For our Pick-A-Page Giveaway, go to one of our e-catalogs and pick a page of titles you would like to receive for free. Like us on Facebook and leave a comment on Facebook, letting us know which page you would like to receive. For everyone who enters, they will receive one book from the page they requested. One winner will be chosen by random at the end of the week, and that person will receive a copy of every book on that page. The winner will be announced on Facebook on Monday!