Who worked together to defeat Nian?

The warrior told Mei that she is the one that must defeat Nian because she was born in the year of the golden dragon.

The Lantern Festival is the start of the Chinese New Year.

How many days did Mei have to defeat Nian?

Why does the date of the holiday change each year?

What is another name for the Chinese New Year?

Why do people clean their houses for the first few days of Chinese New Year?

Vegetables and spring rolls are said to bring wealth.

A ______ is a large piece of metal shaped like a plate that makes a loud sound when struck.

Something that is given as a gift or contribution is a ______.

What does defeat mean?

It was Laura's ____ to become a teacher.

Four leaf clovers and shooting starts are symbols of good ____ .

Michael uses an umbrella to ____ himself from the rain.

What is a synonym for revenge?

They _____ outside of the store.

Evan _____ his mom's special vase.

We ____ letters to our friends.

Eileen ____ behind her mom.

How can we use illustrations to understand what is happening in the book?

Sadie and Wyatt spent all afternoon sledding on a giant snow hill.

What clue does the picture give us?