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The great race

by Dawn Casey · 2006

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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.

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisroyaltyroyaltyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisChinaChinaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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