We Are Lion Dancers
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Celebrate Lunar New Year with the lion dance, bringing good luck and fortune to all.
In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids' confidence and create lifelong readers!
As Lunar New Year approaches, a colorful costume catches the eye of siblings Lily and Noah—the lion dancers are practicing for the parade! As they learn what the lion dance means, the duo dives into helping prepare, even making their own lion costume for fun.
Complete with even more facts about the legend of the lion dance in the back of the book, young readers will want to revisit this story again and again.
Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At their kung fu club, siblings Lily and Noah spot a colorful lion dance costume—the dancers, who "use kicks and other kung fu moves in their dancing," have arrived to practice for the upcoming Lunar New Year parade. While the kids marvel at the costume's soft fur and bright colors, a performer explains in straightforward text how the dance "scares away evil spirits" and "brings good luck and happiness," and outlines details about the how the lion dance proceeds. After a successful practice, with Lily on the gong and Noah picking up the cymbals, the kids head home to create their own costume before, at the parade, receiving a special surprise. With easy-to-read text and energetic illustrations, Shum creates an informative lion-dance primer that emphasizes community and teamwork. A note on the dance's origins concludes. Ages 5–7.
