The great race
the story of the Chinese zodiac
by Dawn Casey, Dawn Casey
Popularity 4
Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.
AnimalsFolkloreZodiacAstrologyJuvenile literatureChinese AstrologyChildren's fictionChina, fictionFairy talesRats, fictionAnimals, fictionAdventure and adventurers, fiction