"Chinese New Year is an important holiday not just in China but also in many other places around the world, including the United States. Readers discover the . . . ways this celebration of new beginnings is honored"--Provided by publisher.

"Little People of the Dawn is a beautiful Passamaquoddy story about a girl, Lili, who comes upon the Little People while on a visit to Second Island. The Little People were once friends with the Passamquoddy, but as the people began forgetting their traditional ways, the Little People retreated to the caves, and the Passamaquoddy rarely encountered them. Lili sets out to meet them, and along the way must learn her tribal language and ways if she is...