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How to Catch a Dragon

by Adam Wallace Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS JABBERWOCKY

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A dragon chase through Chinese New Year

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    #1 New York Times bestselling series

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A dragon chase through Chinese New Year

During China’s Spring Festival, a group of children set out to catch a dragon, navigating a celebration filled with paper lanterns, red lunar envelopes and fireworks. The chase gives the book’s playful catch-the-creature premise a holiday setting, with festival details woven into the action. Bonus material at the back includes educational content and Mandarin translations, extending the book beyond the pursuit itself. Chinese New Year and dragon-catching are the central threads, making this a seasonal story with a cultural setting and an added language-learning element.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in dragons and playful chase stories.
  • Families looking for a children’s book connected to Chinese New Year celebrations.
  • Readers who appreciate bonus educational content and Mandarin translations.

Themes

Chinese New Year and Spring FestivalDragons and imaginative pursuitCultural and language learning

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Book overview

From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new dragon story, a great Chinese New Year book for kids!

Do you have what it takes to snag a dragon? The How to Catch kids are off again, this time trying to catch a dragon as they chase him through Chinese New Year celebrations! Set in China during the Spring Festival, otherwise known as Chinese New Year, the wily dragon will have to avoid trap after trap as the kids run through paper lanterns, red lunar envelopes, fireworks, and more!

With bonus educational content and Mandarin translations in the back to enhance your reading experience, How to Catch a Dragon is the perfect dragon book for kids ages 3-8!

Dragons are a clever bunch,

They're difficult to catch.

You'll have to set the ultimate trap-

But have you met your match?

Also in the How to Catch Series:

  • How to Catch a Unicorn
  • How to Catch a Mermaid
  • How to Catch a Dragon
  • How to Catch a Monster
  • How to Catch an Elf
  • and more!

Happy Birthday, How to Catch! Celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary with How to Catch a Dragon!

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