Module 1 TEXT SET: Chinese Traditions/ Culture Initial post due 9/10, final posts due 9/17

After completing the Literature Circle assignment #1, with the assigned book Henry and the Kite Dragon, I really was encouraged to focus primarily on Chinese Culture and their Traditions for creating this text set. I began searching on Google, Amazon, and even went to the local Barnes and Nobel to explore. I wanted to focus primarily on childrens books that could be used in a range of grades, but mainly Kindergarten. I choose Kindergarten because it is the grade level I am currently in for my Senior 1 Internship and also is the grade I wish to teach after graduating. After exploring I put together this text set of 5 different books that I found outstanding reads! In this text set below you will see the books title and author, front cover image, summary, grade level suggestion, and also a brief statement of how it connects to the original Literature Circle assignment book and Chinese traditions! Enjoy, I hope these books are books that you will enjoy, but also will give your classroom a variety of different ways to teach about Chinese Traditions and Chinese Cultures!

1. Thank You, MeiLing, By: Linda Talley

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Grade Level: Kindergarten-Second This book is about the celebrations of the Chinese Moon Festival and its traditions. It also is a book about courtesy and how to interact with others. This relates toward the Literature Circle book, Henry and the Kit Dragon because its main focal point is based on Chinese traditions and their culture.

2. Celebrating Chinese New Year, By: Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith

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Grade Level: Kindergarten-Fourth This book is an informational book about the Chinese New Year celebrations and traditions while living in the United States. This book really emphasizes family and honoring those who have passed away with their celebrations for this holiday. This relates toward the Literature Circle book, Henry and the Kit Dragon because its a story about a young boy celebrating Chinese traditions within the United States.

3. Chin Chiang and the Dragons Dance, By: Ian Wallace

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Grade Level: Kindergarten-Fourth This book is about the Chinese culture and about a young boys journey to fulfilling is dream of dancing in the parade with the dragon. This relates toward the Literature Circle book, Henry and the Kit Dragon because it is written about a young boy of the Chinese culture, but another thing that I found to be compared to the other book was the aspects of fear. In the book Henry and the Kite Dragon the boy was afraid of the mean Tony who threw rocks at his kites and played in the park. In this particular book the young boy was fearful of dancing and messing up.

4. Happy, Happy Chinese New Year, By: Demi

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Grade Level: Kindergarten-Second This book is about the Chinese New Year! Instead of a fictional story it gives tons of facts and information about the traditions leading up to and on the Chinese New Year! This relates toward the Literature Circle book, Henry and the Kit Dragon because of its incorporation of information about why the Dragon kite or symbol is respected and used in the Chinese holidays!

5. Lion Dancer, Ernie Wans Chinese New Year, By: Kate Waters

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Grade Level: First- Fifth This book is about the Chinese New Year and the story of a young boy dancing in the celebration in the place of the Dragons head!! This relates toward the Literature Circle book, Henry and the Kit Dragon because they both have similar settings, taking place in New York Cities China Town!