SuitabookCompetition and recognition
The Jade Emperor creates a race to decide which twelve animals will have a year named after them for all eternity.
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Eric Huang, illustrated by Phung Nguyen Quang - Author
This is an adventure about competing for lasting recognition, while unexpected friendships form during a demanding journey. Its mythological basis and animal characters offer a lively route into the lunar-zodiac story.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an adventure about competing for lasting recognition, while unexpected friendships form during a demanding journey. Its mythological basis and animal characters offer a lively route into the lunar-zodiac story.
The Jade Emperor creates a race to decide which twelve animals will have a year named after them for all eternity.
Miaow races with his frenemy Su, befriends Ming, and receives help from Yi Lan during the journey.
The adventure is based on Chinese mythology and explains the imagined creation of the lunar zodiac through the Jade Emperor’s race.
Some attention may be useful around peril during the race: fire, an avalanche and the legendary Weak River are named as possible obstacles.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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