The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
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The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

Dawn Casey
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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.
Genres: Picture BooksChinaChildrensAnimalsCulturalAsiaFantasyReligionAsian LiteratureFiction
32 Pages

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