The Race for the Chinese Zodiac

by Gabrielle Wang

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763667781
• ISBN13: 9780763667788
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4