• Age: 6 to 7
• Grade: 1 to 2

Chinese New Year is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year based on the Chinese calendar. Read about the legends and origins of this festival, some Chinese traditions, and how the festival is celebrated across Canada.

Lydia Lukidis is the author of more than 50 trade and educational books for children. They include Deep, Deep, Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench (Capstone Editions, 2023), a Crystal Kite Award winner, a 2024 Forest of Reading Honour Book, Ontario Library Association, and a Cybils Award nominee, as well as Dancing Through Space: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights (Albert Whitman & Company, 2024). A resident of Quebec, Canada, and a science enthusiast, Lydia incorporates her scientific studies and everlasting curiosity into her books. Visit her website at lydialukidis.com.

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