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02/09/2012

Chinese New Year

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As many communities celebrate Chinese New Year and experience parades this coming weekend, I highly recommend sharing books about the amazing dragon dance. 

I am a big fan of many books that bring together Carole Lexa Schaefer and Pierr Morgan. The stories are simple, whimsical, and have joyful illustrations. Dragon Dancing is a great book to share with students ages 4-7 (preschool and kindergarten).

For students in grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd I recommend The Day the Dragon Danced by Kay Haugaard, illustrated by Carolyn Reed Barritt. This is a beautiful story of an African American family and their involvement in a Chinese New Year celebration, including the father being a part of the dragon dance. 

 

 

Posted at 03:04 PM in PreK-5 Dance Books |

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Nike Air Max

Very good post. Made me realize I was totally wrong about this issue. I figure that one learns something new everyday.

Posted by: Nike Air Max | 08/13/2012 at 01:16 AM

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