Chinese New Year (An Owlet Book)

An informative and lively introduction for beginning readers to Chinese New Year customs and traditions features attention-getting sidebars and expert photographs by a photographer for The San Francisco Examiner. Reprint.

Tricia Brown is also the author of Someone Special, Just Like You, and Hello, Amigos!, and L'Chaim: The Story of a Russian Émigré Boy. She has traveled extensively in southeast Asia and is a member of the Chinese Culture foundation. She has a master's degree in international multicultural education and lives in San Francisco, California.

Fran Ortiz, an award-winning photojournalist, was also the photographer for Someone Special, Just Like You and Hello, Amigos! In 1981 he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his social documentary on the Mono Indians. He lives in Kensington, California.