Overview
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. A young boy learns about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival from his grandfather when he attends his first dragon boat race. The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, ushering in the start of summer. On the night before the Dragon Boat Festival, a young boy asks his grandfather how the dragon boat races first began. His grandfather tells him that legend has it that the races started in the ancient time of the Dragon King, when every lake and river had a guardian dragon. Dragons symbolize good luck, and have great power, especially over water and weather. On race day at the harbor, all the boats have a carved dragon head on their bows. As a final touch, to wake up their team's boat, the boy paints in the dragon's eye. But once the race is underway, their team's dragon boat is in last place. How can they wake their dragon?
Full Product Details
Author: Christina Matula ,
Nicole Wong
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Imprint: Sleeping Bear Press
Dimensions:
Width: 28.40cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9781534113206
ISBN 10: 1534113207
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 6 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A Chinese grandfather enthralls his grandson in this lightly fantastical work about a traditional celebration...Wong's finely detailed illustrations gesture at deep intergenerational affection while combining the detailed wonders of the dragon story with the day-of thrill of the race.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" (3/1/2025 12:00:00 AM)
Author Information
Christina Matula grew up in Ottawa, Canada. Being a child of immigrant parents, she has always been curious about other cultures and far-off places. Dumplings are her favourite food, especially her mother's savoury Taiwanese jiaozi and her father's sweet Hungarian gomboc. She is also the author of The Shadow in the Moon, Mixed-Up Mooncakes, and the Holly-Mei middle-grade series. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Hong Kong and now lives in Finland. Nicole Wong has lived her whole life in Fall River, Massachusetts, walking along downtown streets where once a river and eight waterfalls flowed, all demolished and replaced by an interstate highway. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Nicole has illustrated more than twenty-five books for children, including Kiyoshi's Walk, Diving Deep, Three Lost Seeds, I'll Be the Water, and No Year of the Cat. She lives with her husband, their daughter, and their pets.
