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Publisher
Chartwell Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Chinese Astrology is a beautifully illustrated guide with easy to use instructions to help you understand the fundamental ideas and determine the more advanced aspects. Each page includes a newly commissioned artwork of a Chinese character, from the animals of the Zodiac to the Five Phases and Elements to the 60 Year Lunar Calendar and the 24 Solar Terms. This is accompanied by an explanation of each character and its significance within Chinese astrology....
Author
Series
Tales from the Chinese zodiac volume 7
Publisher
Immedium
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Dominic the dragon befriends a boy named Bo as well as the other eleven animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
Author
Publisher
Vergara
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Ludovica Squirru Dari anticipated the health crisis that hit the world and also predicted the great effort that humanity would have to make to get ahead. In this new book, the most widely read Spanish-speaking astrologer tells us that the time has come to reinvent ourselves, to to make a revolution, to resolve old conflicts.The Chinese Horoscope 2022 introduces us to the fascinating world of ancient Eastern astrology, allows us to get to know each...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Baby Dragon is confident and powerful! Welcome the Year of the Dragon (2024) with this fun board book series introducing kids to each zodiac sign through positive personality traits and adorable animal characters. You are confident, energetic, intelligent, and powerful, Baby Dragon! This exciting board book celebrates all the wonderful ways you interact with your world, and all the amazing attributes you have."--
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A Kid's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac is a charming, fun-filled introduction to eastern astrology, perfect for discovering what your sign-Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, or Pig-says about you. Are you loyal like the Dog? Or stubborn like the Ox? What does the time you were born say about who you are? Can knowing more about your Zodiac empower you in your day to day? A Kid's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac offers...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Featuring illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a retelling of the mythological animal race that led to the twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac traces the proclamation of the Jade Emperor and the respective efforts of thirteen animals.
Author
Series
Twelve (Lin) volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Usagi's quest to save her younger sister, Uma, and save Midaga from the Dragonlord continues in this sequel to The Twelve"--
Author
Series
Tales from the Chinese zodiac volume 12
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
15) Year of the cat
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Rat and the eleven other zodiac animals set out to apologize to Cat, but what will happen when Cat does not think Rat's apology is sincere?
Author
Series
Tales from the Chinese zodiac volume 5
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The adventures and misadventures of Teddy the tiger cub as he learns that "good manners make good neighbors." Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Using the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, this bright and appealing board book introduces the youngest of readers to the names of animals in both English and Chinese, using Chinese characters alongside their pinyin (romanized spelling)."--Publisher's description.
Uses the Chinese zodiac to introduce young children to Chinese and English names for twelve animals. Also lists personality traits attributed to persons born under each zodiac sign and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when embraced by the opposite sex,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Spring is in the air, and with spring comes break! When Shigure takes Tohru, Yuki, and Kyo to the Sohma's vacation home to make the most of Golden Week, the inevitable game of cat and rat is already underway, with sparks flying between Yuki and Kyo. But leave it to Tohru to smooth things over! The peace doesn't last, however, when another Sohma (or two?!) drops in! And even a vacation can't shake the rainy day that awaits the group upon their return....
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Multiple
Description
"Drawing on the myth of the Chinese zodiac, The Animals of Chinese New Year follows twelve animals as they speed across a river, competing to represent the imminent new year in a race held by the Jade Emperor, the most powerful Chinese god. Each animal competes in its own unique way. The ox works hard, the tiger is brave, the dog smiles kindly, but who will win? Bright photographs of babies demonstrating the same traits as the animals in the text,...
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