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Red is a Dragon (Hardcover)

by Roseanne Thong (Author) "Red is a dragon ..." (more)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; 1 edition (Jun 1 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811831779
ISBN-13: 978-0811831772
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 23.5 x 1.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 422 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #351,326 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly

The gentle primer Red Is a Dragon by Roseanne Thong, illus. by Grace Lin, does for colors what their Round Is a Mooncake did for shapes, in a felicitous meeting between East and West. The girl who narrated the previous book here serves as tour guide through 10 hues, each of which dominates a spread redolent with the saturated colors and intricate patterns of Chinese textiles and paintings.

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reS-K-A beautiful Chinese dragon in several shades of red writhes across a double-page spread, accompanied by children carrying drums, cymbals, and strings of firecrackers-a fitting start for a concept book about colors. Although many of the objects portrayed are Asian in origin, such as lychees, incense sticks in a pot, and a jade bracelet, most are universal. The attractive illustrations use large areas of vibrant colors overlaid by varied patterns in the same colors. The text in rhyming couplets is less successful; at times the need for a rhyme sometimes outweighs the regard for exact description. Quibbles aside, concept books are always needed and this one offers a peek at Chinese-American culture.

Marian Drabkin, formerly at Richmond Public Library, CA

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5.0 out of 5 stars Color with a twist, April 24 2003

By	Kalan (lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews

The main attraction for my 2 1/2 year old son is that it had a dragon in a parade AND firecrackers! Of course that's not all, the book is very colorful & we enjoyed couting orange crabs at the sea, green toads in the graden,yellow taxis on the road, purple kites in the sky, dumplings on a plate & much more.
Very intertaining.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wide range of ages can appreciate this one, Feb 3 2003

By	Lady "lady-in-nj" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

Not just a book about colors. It's lovely to see Asian & American people and items intermixed esp. if you &/or your child are a minority where you live. But this is a book for *everyone*, read out-loud or read-to. Personally, I prefer the celebration pictures & parades more than the simple ones at the beach, and I still prefer their 'Round is a mooncake' but this book has grown on me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a bright and colorful world, Nov 5 2001

By	Larry Mark "editor of MyJewishBooks.com" (nyc) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Illustrator Grace Lin's use of color and curly cue backgrounds are more than half the reason to buy this book. In short verse, the reader and female protagonist is introduced to very bright colors and a red dragon and firecrackers, red melons and lychees on green backgrounds, orange crabs on the sand in your hand, yellow incense sticks and taxis, green gourds and toads, green jade that mom and daughter share, blue sneakers, purple kites, pink peonies, and white dumplings to share with a brother. What colors surround you?? A glossary of ten words closes the book.

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