num_pages: 32
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Great Race; The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
titlecomplete: The Great Race; The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
genres: China, Asian Literature, Fantasy, Cultural, Religion, Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 151
publisher: Barefoot Books