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Read Alouds for February

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Read Alouds for February, 2016 Chinese New Year Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley, Illustrated by Derek Brazell. Ling Sung can't seem to get anything right.  He doesn't know how to do the things his friends can do well.  However, he soon learns that he too is good at something, and with this discovery, he learns to share his knowledge, and learn from others.  Grades K-2.  Crown Publishers. Lion Dancer:  Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low  Photographs by Martha Cooper This picture book describes how a boy who lives in Chinatown, New York City celebrates the Chinese New Year.  It includes great photographs that show the preparations before performing the lion dance at the Chinese New Year parade.  Grades 2- 4.  Scholastic, Inc. Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright &  Ying-Hwa Hu Sam receives four dollars in a shiny red envelope for Chinese New Year.  Now he has to decide how to spend it.  A story abou