Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year - Softcover

Waters, Kate; Slovenz-Low, Madeline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590430475 ISBN 13: 9780590430470

Publisher: Scholastic Pr, 1990

Synopsis

This is a story of the most important day of Ernie Wan's life. This Chinese New Year, he will perform his first Lion Dance on the streets of New York City. This charming account of the 6-year-old will delight all readers, young and old, and open the door to the deep-seeded tradition of Chinese in America.

About this title

Product Description:

Describes a six-year-old's preparations, at home and in school, for the Chinese New Year celebrations

About the Author:

Author Kate Waters was born on September 4, 1951, in Rochester, NY. She went on to earn a B.A. from Newtown College of the Sacred Heart (Boston College) and a M.L.S. from Simmons’ Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She grew up in a big family in which storytelling was very important. She worked as a librarian for ten years at the Boston Public Library. There she became very interested in telling stories to young people and finding out what they enjoyed reading. She moved to New York where she worked on a children’s magazine. While working at the magazine, she started to think about new ways to present history and traditions to children. Her books include pictures of actors depicting the stories Kate writes. In addition, her books have been praised for their content and have won many awards. Kate currently lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0590430475
• ISBN 13: 9780590430470
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40