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Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone

Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone - Paperback

by Jen Sookfong Lee
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jen Sookfong LeeSeries:Orca OriginsAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2021-01-19Pages:88
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Orca Book PublishersISBN-13:9781459826434ISBN-10:1459826434UPC:9781459826434Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Holidays & Celebrations, History, Social TopicsBook Topic:Other, Nonreligious, Asia, Emigration & ImmigrationSize:8.90 x 7.40 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCC5MRF8J7

From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture.

Award-winning author and broadcaster Jen Sookfong Lee recalls her childhood in Vancouver and weaves family stories into the history, traditions and evolution of Chinese New Year. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs throughout.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Orca Book PublishersISBN-13:9781459826434ISBN-10:1459826434UPC:9781459826434Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Holidays & Celebrations, History, Social TopicsBook Topic:Other, Nonreligious, Asia, Emigration & ImmigrationSize:8.90 x 7.40 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCC5MRF8J7
Lee, Jen: - Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised in East Vancouver, British Columbia, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books include The Conjoined, The Better Mother, The End of East and Shelter, a novel for young adults. Her poetry, fiction and articles have appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies, including Elle Canada, Hazlitt, Room and Event. A popular CBC Radio One personality, Jen appears regularly as a contributor on The Next Chapter and is a frequent co-host of the Studio One Book Club. Jen teaches writing at The Writer's Studio Online with Simon Fraser University and with the Continuing Studies department of the University of British Columbia. For more information, visit www.sookfong.com.Lee, Jen Sookfong: -

Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised on Vancouver's East Side, and she now lives with her son in North Burnaby. Her books includeThe Conjoined, a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; The Better Mother, a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award; The End of East; Gentlemen of the Shade and The Animals of Chinese New Year. Jen teaches at The Writer's Studio Online with Simon Fraser Universtity, edits fiction for Wolsak & Wynn, and co-hosts the literary podcast Can't Lit.

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