Synopsis Introduces the Chinese zodiac and relates how each of its twelve signs was named for an animal selected by the Jade Emperor.
Details
Publication Date:
1998-11-15
Series:
An Owlet Book
Edition Description:
Reprint
Size
Length:
32 pages
Height:
10.3 in
Width:
10.0 in
Thickness:
0.2 in
Weight:
5.6 oz
Publisher's Note To select the animals of the zodiac, the Jade Emperor has called for a race between all the animals. Full-color illustrations.
Industry Reviews Animals race for a place in the Zodiac in this "complex and well-told" Chinese folktale, said PW, praising the "striking" design and dark, scumbled charcoal and pastel art. Ages 3-7. (Nov.) White