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Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes

Filled with delectable recipes, hands-on family activities and traditional tales to read aloud, this extraordinary collection will inspire families everywhere to re-create the magic of Chinese holidays in their own homes.

Stories
Recipes
Activities for Chinese New Year, The Lantern Festival, Qing Ming and the Cold Food Festival, The Dragon Boat Festival, and The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.

Hardcover, 74 pages
List of resources at the back
With Guide to Chinese Pronunciation

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Our Price: $21.00

Language: English
Media: Book
ISDN 10: 0-15-201983-9
ISDN 13: 9-780152-019839

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Product Code: E0261

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Chinese Food Made Easy Recipes - Moonbeams, Dumplings and more!

Filled with delectable Chinese food made easy recipes, hands-on family activities and traditional tales to read aloud, this extraordinary collection will inspire families everywhere to re-create the magic of Chinese holidays in their own homes.

Stories, Recipes, and Activities for Chinese New Year, The Lantern Festival, Qing Ming and the Cold Food Festival, The Dragon Boat Festival, and The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Done by the Children's Museum of Boston.

Spectacular fireworks, silk lions dancing through the streets, sumptuous banquets - these are the hallmarks of Chinese New Year. Now, discover how to bring this splendid celebration, and others into your own home.

In this glorious collection, best selling cookbook author Nina Simonds joins with Leslie Swartz and The Children's Museum, Boston, to offer festival lore, traditional stories, delectable recipes,and engaging activities that will inspire you to enjoy a full year of Chinese Holidays. Try such treats as golden New Year Dumplings or Tasty Moon Cakes. Build a kite at Qing Ming or a miniature dragon boat for the Dragon Boat Festival. Share the stories of the greedy kitchen God or the valiant imperial warrior Hou Yi.

Whether your family has embraced these holidays for generations or is introducing new traditions, Moonbeams, Dumplings, and Dragon Boats offers exciting ways for the whole family to celebrate year after year.

The authors are Nina Simonds, who has studied Chinese cooking for 30 years and has won the James Beard foundation award (wow!) and a contributor to Gourmet and the NY Times. Leslie Swartz is the VP at the Children's Museum Boston and a co-founder of the Boston Dragon Boat Festival. Meilo So's watercolors have graced over a half dozen children's book.

Hardcover with a list of resources at the back and a guide to Chinese Pronunciation. 74 pages, hard cover (reinforced trade binding).