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Arlene Chan is a librarian with the Toronto Public Library, primarily responsible for the bookmobile and home library services. She has written two previous books, The Spirit of the Dragon: The Story of Jean Lumb, a Proud Canadian Citizen and The Moon Festival: A Chinese Mid-autumn festival. She can often be seen paddling a dragon boat on Lake Ontario. On land, Arlene Chan makes her home in Toronto with her husband and two sons.
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Awakening the Dragon
Written by Arlene Chan
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals | 978-0-88776-805-7 (0-88776-805-9) | April 2007 | 12.99
In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival.
From the wearing of fragrant pouches, to the consumption of rice... [read more]
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