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New Clothes for New Year’s Day
July 24th, 2010New Clothes for New Year's Day is an award winning children's book published by Kane Miller and sold through Usborne Books. It is written by Hyun-Ju Bae for children ages between 4 and 6 years old. The illustration is colorful and cute. If you ever want to learn about Koran customs, the Lunar New Year and what it's like being a Korean girl then this is a great book for you. The author illustrates through many pictures and diagrams how put on a traditional Korean costume for a girl.
Awards that New Clothes for New Year's Day has won:
- Earned the CCBC Choices
- Earned the Notable Books for a Global Society
- Earned the USBBY Outstanding International Booklist
About New Clothes for New Year's Day
The New Year is the start of everything new... Follow a young Korean girl as she dresses herself (with no help from her parents at all!) in the traditional Korean girl costume and prepares for celebrating the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year is a very important festival. She is putting on a crimson silk skirt which is beautiful. New Year's Day is one of the most important holidays in Korea. There are big ceremonies. The Koreans eat special rice cake soup for breakfast. Find out why it is important in this book. Learn about why this holiday is so special and learn different parts of the little girl' traditional Korean costumes such as:
- Saekdong Jeogori
- Norigae
- Chima
- Baessi Danggi
- Ttitdon
- Jumeoni
- Jobawi
- Beoseon
- Kkotsin
A New Year, a new day, a new morning.
New clothes.
We start the year with new things.
New things, for the year-older me.
Buy New Clothes for New Year's Day
Below are some similar books and children's books about Korean and Korean cultures that you might be interested in:
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 South Korea Enchantment of the World Second Series  US $1.00 |  North Korea Modern World Nations Christopher L Salt US $1.00 |  South Korea by Alison Behnke 2004 Hardcover US $37.72 |
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The New Year is the start of everything new...Follow a young Korean girl as she dresses and prepares for celebrating the Lunar New Year. A New Year a new day a new morning. New clothes. We start the year with new things... |
Posted in 4 Years and Up, Accelerated Reader, Childrens Stories, Kane / Miller | 
Tags: clothes, clothes years day, kane miller korea, kane miller korean, korea, korean, korean costumes, korean customs, korean festivals, korean girl, korean girl stories, korean new year, korean traditional costumes, lunar new year, New Clothes for New Year's Day, new year, new years day, usborne korea, usborne korean | 
No Comments »Whales And Dolphins
November 6th, 2009Whales and Dolphins is an Usborne Discovery Nature book by Susanna Davidson. It measures 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, has 48 pages, and is great for children ages 8 years old and older. You'll find fascinating information about all kinds of whales and dolphins, including:
- how they breathe,
- how they swim,
- how they hunt and
- how they eat.
Discover:
- how dolphins can find their way around in dark water,
- how deep whales can dive and
- how fast they can swim.
Amazing underwater photography gives close-up views of these incredible creatures, while lively illustrations provide an insight into their habits.
Whales and Dolphins is also an Accelerated Reader book. Accelerated Reader (AR) is the world's most popular reading management software. Used in nearly 60,000 schools, Accelerated Reader provides teachers with an easy and effective way to monitor all forms of guided reading practice.
Just click the link and/or picture above to see it on the Usborne website.
Another great place to find this book, or books similar to this one is at eBay... Here are some of the auctions I have found there (updated in real-time for you!) for or similar to Whales and Dolphins:
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 DK Handbooks Whales Dolphins and Porpoises Mark Carwa US $5.15 |  Whales and Dolphins in Question Whales and Dolphins in US $33.15 |  Whales and Dolphins At Your Fingertips by Judy Nayer US $4.95 |
 Whales and Dolphins Fun Kit by Dover 2008 Hardcover US $25.05 |  Nature Watch Whales and Dolphins US $16.35 |  Whales Dolphins and Porpoises by Mark Carwardine M US $2.99 |
 WHALES AND DOLPHINS by RobinKerrod Beautiful Large Book US $1.99 |  The Best Book of Whales and Dolphins NEW US $9.07 |  My Best book Of Whales And Dolphins Brand New US $9.04 |
 The Best Book of Whales and Dolphins by Christiane Gunz US $2.00 |  Discovering Whales and Dolphins by Janet Craig 1990 US $8.99 |  Whales and Dolphins Stickers Dover Little Activity Boo US $4.85 |
 Whales and Dolphins Eye Wonder by DK Publishing US $3.60 |  Whales and Dolphins by Anton Ericson 1995 Paperback US $1.00 |  NEW Whales and Dolphins Harris Caroline US $6.21 |
 | Whales and Dolphins (Eye Wonder) List Price: $10.99 Sale Price: $5.98 Used From: $0.01 Average Rating: |
Take a trip back under the sea with Eye Wonder: Whales and Dolphins. Discover everything a young reader would want to know about the majestic animals of the deep-where they live, what they eat, how they breed, the ways in which they are threatened by environmental factors and humans. |
 | A Whale of a Tale!: All About Porpoises, Dolphins, and Whales (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) List Price: $8.99 Sale Price: $4.90 Used From: $0.41 Average Rating:  |
Onboard a vessel that would make Jacques Cousteau green with envy, the Cat and Co. take to the high seas in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises—those aquatic mammals known as cetaceans. While learning how cetaceans stay warm without hair, have teeth or baleen, swim in troops, spyhop, spin, breach, and see via ecolocation, kids are introduced to almost 20 different species—including sperm, right, humpback, and blue whales; Gulf, spectacled, and finless porpoise; and boto, common, hourglass, and bottlenose dolphins... |
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Children will thrill to the detailed illustrations that bring these fascinating sea mammals to life in their natural environment—from killer whales pursuing their prey to wild spinner dolphins swimming with humans... |
 | Whales and Dolphins (Collins Wild Guide) Sale Price: $9.33 Used From: $8.40 Average Rating: |
The perfect introductory guide to 96 species of whale, dolphin and porpoise that you are likely to spot on your whale-watching trip. More than 4.3 million people went on whale-watching excursions in 1998, and the number has been rising steadily since, signifying a growing global appreciation of these magnificent mammals and their environments... |
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This work introduces the young reader to the watery world of whales and dolphins. They can discover how different families live together, produce their young and communicate with each other, as well as how people can help protect them. |
 | Whales and Dolphins (Kingfisher Young Knowledge) List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $5.00 Used From: $0.24 Average Rating: |
Whales and Dolphins introduces readers to some of the largest and most acrobatic mammals in oceans and seas. Young students will discover the many types of whales and dolphins and learn about their behavior and how they survive in their watery world... |
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 | Whales And Dolphins (level 1) (Hello Reader, Science) List Price: $3.99 Sale Price: $0.86 Used From: $0.01 Average Rating: |
Basic fun facts are presented in rhyming, kid-friendly text, with lush illustrations. Young readers will learn about these aquatic mammals: where they live, what they eat, and what they do to survive in the great blue sea. |
 | Whales and Dolphins (Collins Wild Guide) (Collins Wild Guides) List Price: $12.95 Sale Price: $5.30 Used From: $0.01 Average Rating: |
Whales and Dolphins Wild Guide is the perfect introduction to 96 species of whale, dolphin, and porpoise. This pocket-size guide is essential for the family reference shelf, helping you to identify each species and discover more about them... |
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