We are starting out the week with a picture book based on Chinese folklore. The Nian Monster, by Andrea Wang, is about the legendary Nian Monster who would wake once a year, at the Lunar New Year and devour whole villages in his hunger. It is said that the monster was afraid of the color red, loud noises, and fire--which is why Chinese New Year is celebrated to this day with red decorations, drums, fireworks, and much more! In this story, Xingling and her family are preparing to celebrate the New Year when the Nian Monster arrives HUNGRY. It is up to Xingling to trick the monster out of eating Shanghai....
To find out more about Chinese New Year, check out this Travel Guide article or this cool National Geographic Kids video on Youtube.
No comments:
Post a Comment