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Mid-Autumn Festival Stories
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The Moon Lady
by Amy Tan
While sailing on Tai Lake with her family during the Moon Festival, Ying-ying, impatient to have the Moon Lady grant her secret wish, falls out of the boat and embarks on an exciting and fantastical adventure.
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Rabbit mooncakes
by Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer
A young Chinese-American girl must play the piano in front of her entire family on Harvest Moon Festival. Her family is huge and with so many eyes on her, she is sure to make a very loud mistake. But when the extended family gathers under the brightest and fullest moon of the year to sing poem songs, the girl finds that in the midst of such warmth and love, mistakes hardly matter at all.
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Thanking the moon : celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
by Grace Lin
A Chinese-American family joins in the fun by preparing a nighttime picnic complete with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea and colorful lanterns before making a thankful wish to the moon. By the author of Bringing in the New Year.
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Thank you, Meiling
by Linda Talley
An ill-mannered duck learns how to be courteous on a trip to the market with a Chinese boy who is buying moon cakes and lanterns to celebrate the Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival. Includes information about the phases of the moon, Chinese history and culture, and the Moon Festival
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Moon Festival
by Ching Yeung Russell
Captures the joy and excitement of the ancient Chinese Moon Festival and all its traditions as one young girl celebrates the happy event with her friends while sending a special wish to the goddess, Chang O, to reunite her with her long-lost parents.
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Mooncakes
by Loretta Seto
The lyrical story of a young girl who shares a special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents, who tell her ancient tales about Chang-E, the woman who lives on the moon; Wu-Gang, the woodcutter; and Jade Rabbit.
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Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival
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Red eggs and dragon boats : celebrating Chinese festivals
by Carol Stepanchuk
This is a book about the celebration of Chinese festivals. Most of the Chinese festivals are based on the lunar calendar. It includes festivals such as the Chinese lunar New Year, Clear Brightness festival, Full-month red egg and ginger party, Dragon Boat festival and Moon festival.
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Vietnamese foods & culture
by Jennifer Ferro
Discusses some of the foods enjoyed in Vietnam and describes special foods that are part of such specific celebrations as Tet, Wandering Souls Day, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Includes recipes.
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