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Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes
Filled with delectable recipes, hands-on family activities, and traditional tales to read aloud, this extraordinary collection will inspire families everywhere to re-create the magic of Chinese holidays in their own homes. They can feast on golden New Year's dumplings and tasty moon cakes, build a miniature boat for the Dragon Boat Festival and a kite at Qing Ming, or shar...more
Hardcover, 80 pages
Published
October 1st 2002
by Harcourt Children's Books
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This book is a wonderful collections of non-fiction information about various Chinese holidays. The book includes folktales that surround holidays and traditions. After each folktale the author includes factual information about the holiday, recipes, and crafts, so that the reader can do more then just read about the holiday. The reader could chose to experience the holiday even further.
Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats is a wonderful resource for Chinese legends and lore, craft activities and tempting cuisine. Five Chinese holidays are showcased: Chinese New Year, The Lantern Festival, Qing Ming and the Cold Foods Festival, The Dragon Boat Festival and The Mid-Autumn Festival. Each festival is explained by the teachings that were passed down through the generations, and in fact, these stories make the festivals come alive and provide a reason for the celebration. Just as...more
This book is in the children's section because of the activities and tales, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and tried two recipes and liked these. This book gives a story behind the Chinese holidays AND finally I understand the Chinese calendar. The illustrations are very charming while being informative. We enjoyed eating New Year Dumplings and Mooncakes.
A good book that explains some of the Chinese holidays (including traditional tales)and activities and recipes that you can make related to them. It is a great start, but I always find myself searching other resources for other ideas and stories.
This is an excellent source for extension activities to use at home, at school, or at the library.
A great resourse for our Chinese unit and celebrating Chinese New Year
A lot of good ideas for celebrating Chinese New Year. (Crafts included.)
A great resource book on Chinese festivals and activities. It tells the story behind each festival and includes a number of great crafts and cooking projects. I wish there were books like this on all countries!
Another good nonfiction book that explains some Chinese festivals and traditions and foods to children. Includes little folktale snippets, recipes, craft instructions, tiny watercolor drawings, some Chinese characters. If one is just interested in the holidays activities and such, then this book is great. I may refer patrons to it, but probably won't book talk it when I have the others to choose from.
Chinese folktales intermingle with fairly simple recipes and interesting crafts such as kites, lantern riddles and pinwheels. The illustrations throughout are colorful and engaging. Altogether, "Moonbeams" accompanies our recent selection of Chinese folktales in a beautiful and accessible format.
This book was great! I will be purchasing it in the near future. It contains the stories that go along with the different festivals as well as recipes and crafts for each festival. I can't wait to try them out!
Sep 02, 2008
Corinneecomly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents interested in exposing their child to Chinese culture
Great collection of Chinese culture including holidays, folktales, recipes, and crafts. More of a resource for parents than a book for kids.
Good background on festivals, fabulous recipes!
Apr 16, 2013
Igraine
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