Nian, the Chinese New Year dragon : a beastly tale : adapted from a Chinese legend / Virginia Loh-Hagan ; illustrated by Timothy Banks.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781585364138
- 1585364134
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2095 L833 | Available | 33111010589295 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2095 L833 | Checked out | 07/08/2024 | 33111010567630 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
2020 EUREKA Excellence in Nonfiction Awards - Gold Winner2020 Feather Quill Reviewer's Choice AwardMei hates springtime. Why? Because it's only in the spring that Nian, a fierce dragon, is able to leave his mountain prison under the sea to terrorize the local village. When the villagers hear the rumblings of Nian's hungry stomach, they know that winter has ended and spring is coming. But this year on the night before the first day of spring, a magical warrior visits Mei in her dreams. He tells Mei that it is her destiny to face and defeat Nian. But she must do it within 15 days or the dragon will be free forever. Author Virginia Loh-Hagan (PoPo's Lucky Chinese New Year) gives this retelling of the Nian legend an original twist, while explaining the origins of Chinese New Year traditions.
An illustrated retelling for young readers of the Chinese folktale about a dragon that threatens a village each spring and Mei, the young girl who is destined to defeat him.