Awakening the Dragon: The Dragon Boat Festival

Fun and well written book that tells the story of Dragon Boating. Lovely pictures. The book is indeed geared for children but an adult that loves Dragon Boat would most likely appreciate and value it as well.

This book is everything I was hoping for. It is a gift for my brother-in-law who is a Dragon Boat racer.

This is the story of the cultural and historical origins of the dragon boat festival celebrated in China and by the Chinese around the world. Dragon boats represent the effort of villagers to protect the spirit of one of the emperor's advisors who drowned himself in the river. Many other legends accompany this festival, including the story of a nightmare from an emperor in the 700's who dreamed of a ghost. This book provides a nice overview of the legends and customs from the past and the celebrations today of this exciting festival time.

Beautiful book with marvellous illustrations and full of fascinating information. Suitable for all ages and extremely useful for learning more about Chinese culture.

A great addition to my resources I use for teaching primary students about the Chinese Dragon Boat festival, for the younger students the illustrations are excellent for picture chats and explanations.