The Chinese dragon and other poems about festivals
By: Andrew Fusek Peters
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780750255684
Subjects: Festivals; Juvenile poetry; Children's poetry, English
Description: A selection of poems celebrating different traditional and religious festivals, each with their own costumes, feasts and songs. Includes notes for parents and teachers and brief biographical informational on contributing poets. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: It's festival time / Nick Toczek; title: The Chinese dragon / Catherine Benson; title: Tossing pancakes / Nick Toczek; title: Easter egg hunt / Andrew Fusek Peters; title: The big steel band / Wes Magee; title: Hunting the leaven / Tony Mitton; title: Holi / Penny Kent; title: Baisakhi / Tony Mitton; title: Dance of May / Gina Douthwaite; title: Great Independence Day! / Wes Magee; title: Raksha Bandhan / Patricia Leighton; title: Hallowe'en / Jean Townsend; title: Diwali / Jim Hatfield; title: Offrenda / Jan Dean; title: Poor Guy Fawkes / Eric Finney; title: Ramadan / Jill Townsend; title: Id-Ul-Fitr / Judith Nicholls; title: Christmas Eve / Wes Magee; title: ... and Christmas morning / Wes Magee; title: Why Santa Claus / J. Patrick Lewis.