An ideal introduction to the celebration of Chinese New Year for children aged 4-7 in Foundation Stage and KS1 classes. This book describes how Chinese people prepare for New Year by cleaning their house and having their hair cut. It shows how people around the world scare the monster Nian away with fireworks and watch the dragon dance in the street. Attractively designed, its simple text and wonderful full-colour photos make this an essential resource in every Early Years setting. 'Did You Know?' boxes highlight interesting and unusual facts about Chinese New Year to give further points for children and adults to discuss. And a chart enables them to work out what Chinese year they were born in.


本書旨在介紹華人歡慶新年的文化，非常適合學齡前兒童及一、二年級學童閱讀。孩子可以從中了解過年前理髮、大掃除等習俗，以及全球華人如何燃放鞭炮嚇跑「年獸」，並上街觀賞舞龍舞獅。本書設計吸睛、內容簡單，還有精美的全彩照片，絕對是幼兒教育必備的讀物。書中「Did You Know?」小方格中介紹了華人迎新年的趣聞與特別習俗，大人能與孩子討論互動，也可透過圖表找出自己所屬的生肖。