Book Description

What beverages do “Tak Giu” and “Diao Yu” refer to? Who were the Samsui Women? Why do Chinese Singaporean families gather to toss yusheng every Lunar New Year? How and why did their ancestors migrate to Singapore in the first place? Discover all that and more through ten fun and educational storybooks, written and illustrated by Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Chinese Studies students with guidance from award-winning children’s book illustrator Lee Kow Fong! Complete with activity guides and downloadable learning resources for educators, this series is a must-have for any child’s cultural education. Filled with insights from the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s exhibition, this exciting bilingual series is the perfect introduction to local Chinese history, customs, values, and dishes! Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival on the Moon is the ninth book in the SINGAPO人: Discovering Chinese Singaporean Culture series. It tells the compelling story of the Jade Rabbit and his family spending Mid-Autumn Festival on the moon. Whilst the humans celebrated the festival on Earth, the Jade Rabbit and his family were celebrating it on the moon! “Tak Giu”和“Diao Yu”指的是什么饮料？红头巾是谁？为什么每年农历新年，新加坡华人都要一起捞鱼生？ 在著名画家李高丰老师指导下，义安理工学院中文系学生自选与新加坡华族文化中心推出的“SINGAPO人-探索本土华族文化”展览相关的主题，继而创作出10本别出心裁且适合本地学前儿童与小学生阅读的绘本及教案! 绘本内容包括本地华族节庆习俗、本地饮食特色、早期华人下南洋的故事、华族所珍视的价值观等等. 《玉兔一家的中秋节》是绘本系列里的第九册。这本书采用拟人手法，讲述了玉兔一家在月球过中秋的趣味故事。中秋节到了，除了地球上的华人在准备庆祝中秋节，远在月球上的玉兔一家也效仿地球上的华人，在月球上过中秋节。