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The Race for the Chinese Zodiac by Gabrielle Wang (2013, Picture Book)

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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Type
Picture Book
ISBN
9780763667788
Book Title
Race for the Chinese Zodiac
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Item Length
11.3 in
Publication Year
2013
Format
Picture Book
Language
English
Illustrator
Abos, Regine, Rippin, Sally, Yes
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Gabrielle Wang
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Topic
Legends, Myths, Fables / Asian, People & Places / Asia, Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious, General, Animals / General
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Width
9.1 in
Number of Pages
32 Pages

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With gorgeous illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a lively retelling of the legendary animals' race that led to the twelve signs on the Chinese Zodiac. Long ago in ancient China, the Jade Emperor, ruler of heaven and earth, proclaimed a mighty race, saying that the first twelve animals to cross the river would have a year named after them. When the gong rings out, Tiger leaps in the river, followed by peaceful Rabbit clutching a log. Rat and Cat climb on Ox's back, and Dog splashes in the shallows while Rooster finds a raft and takes clever Monkey and gentle Goat on board. Snake hitches a ride in Horse's mane, powerful Dragon flies over the river, and Pig plays happily in the mud. But thirteen animals are racing for only twelve places on the Zodiac. Who will be honest, and who devious? Who will help friends along the way? Who will come first -- and who will miss out?

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10
0763667781
ISBN-13
9780763667788
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159964279

Product Key Features

Book Title
Race for the Chinese Zodiac
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Legends, Myths, Fables / Asian, People & Places / Asia, Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Non-Religious, General, Animals / General
Illustrator
Abos, Regine, Rippin, Sally, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Gabrielle Wang
Format
Picture Book

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Other children's books have told this tale, but Wang and Rippin's version is especially attractive and conveys the look of ancient China. ... Rippin paints with traditional Chinese ink on watercolor paper and created linocut "chops" - or stamps - showing the Chinese characters for each creature. Ochre backgrounds give the pages an aged look, but there's something unmistakably modern and accessible about the alternately kind, curious and cunning expressions on the animals' faces. -The New York Times Online, Other children's books have told this tale, but Wang and Rippin's version is especially attractive and conveys the look of ancient China. ... Rippin paints with traditional Chinese ink on watercolor paper and created linocut "chops" -- or stamps -- showing the Chinese characters for each creature. Ochre backgrounds give the pages an aged look, but there's something unmistakably modern and accessible about the alternately kind, curious and cunning expressions on the animals' faces. --The New York Times Online Illustrations incorporating Chinese ink, linocuts and digital media in browns, oranges and greens are handsome... Attractive. --Kirkus Reviews Rippin's traditional ink painting acknowledges the story's Asian origins. Graceful black lines are brushed on backgrounds in warm shades of tortoiseshell, burgundy, smoke gray, and glass-bottle green. The action, shown in close-up portraits of the individual animals, is easy to decipher, while the story is lucidly and simply told. --Publishers Weekly The illustrations, created using Chinese ink, linocuts, and digital media, are in warm, earthy shades of brown, gray, and green with emphatic black lines. End material offers more description of the Chinese Zodiac. This high-spirited version of the story, with its large font and lively pace, will delight a large audience of young readers. --School Library Journal An enticing retelling of the origins of the zodiac with illustrations that pay homage to traditional Chinese paintings. --Shelf Awareness
Lccn
2012-950621
Grade from
Kindergarten
Dewey Decimal
398.2
Grade to
Fourth Grade
Lc Classification Number
Pz8.1.W183rac 2013
Copyright Date
2013

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