The Year of the Tiger: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

by Oliver Chin

Book Overview

Curiosity kindles this cat. Teddy is a cub who is destined to be a tiger king His thrilling journey celebrates the new year.

Born into royalty, the young prince Teddy is warned by the King and Queen to steer clear of humans who are intruding into their wild domain. However, curiosity compels this cat to befriend the girl Su. But each camp doesn't want to cross the other's tracks. Despite his parents' warnings, . But can Teddy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597020206
• ISBN13: 9781597020206
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Immedium
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

GRRReat tale about courage and friendship!!!

Our students have fond memories of Author Oliver Chin's visit and his reading of "Year of the Tiger." They loved his story about the unusual, unbreakable friendship between a girl and tiger and how children can sometimes teach better life lessons than their elders. As mentioned in earlier reviews, this engaging story is paired perfectly with lively, colorful illustrations. It's fun to search for all the other animals from the Chinese zodiac as well. Oliver Chin has produced another wonderful story to his Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series and we look forward to more! His books will captivate many young readers. Be sure to check out another one of our school's favorites by this author, "Julie Blackbelt: The Kung Fu Chronicles." Julie Black Belt: The Kung Fu Chronicles

Perfect gift for new moms!

I am a big fan of Oliver Chin's Tales of the Zodiac series. The Year of the Tiger is the fifth in the series. I love these books-- they are the perfect gifts for new moms and I have bought them all. I feel the books are a more personal gift that celebrates the year of birth of the baby interweaved with an easy introduction to the Chinese Zodiac. This is an entertaining story of Tiger and the little girl Su. The story-telling, along with the rich illustrations truly flow together to give us a cute and fun hint of what someone's personality might be like born in the Year of the Tiger!

Great Book For Our School Lunar New Year Celebration!!

Year of the Tiger was a great book to read to my students prior to our school Lunar New Year celebration. The illustrations are very appealing, kid friendly and seem to jump right off the page. The explanation of the Chinese Zodiac animals on the opening page helps to set the playful and informative tone of the story. Oliver Chin effortlessly weaves the animals of the Chinese Zodiac throughout and creates lovable characters and situations that the students can identify with. The book led to a wonderful discussion on how it is easy to make assumptions and form incorrect opinions about people you don't know..,just as both Su and Teddy's family did. The students pointed out that in the end, it was the kids who made the grownups see the error of their ways! My students simply could not get enough, and have since come to my library to re-read The Year of the Tiger, and to "seek and find" each Chinese Zodiac Animal tucked away within the pages. I would highly recommend this book as well as Oliver Chin's Tales from the Chinese Zodiac books.

Young readers find out this and more about the traits of persons who are born in the Year of the Tig

"The Year of the Tiger: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac" is the fifth in a series of children's picture books on the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, following The Year of the Ox (2009), The Year of the Rat (2008), The Year of the Pig (2007), and The Year of the Dog (2006). Teddy the tiger cub makes friends with a human girl named Su, against his royal parents recommendations. Can tigers and humans coexist peacefully? Young readers find out this and more about the traits of persons who are born in the Year of the Tiger, 2010.