Chinese Zodiac Signs

Chinese Zodiac Signs
Author: Catherine Aubier
Publisher: Bounty Books
Total Pages: 942
Release: 1982
Genre: Astrology
ISBN: 9781850513315

The Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

The Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Author: Susan Whitfield
Publisher: Crocodile Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1999-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781566563291

Introduces the Chinese zodiac and relates how each of its twelve signs was named for an animal. Explains the qualities associated with each animal and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.

The Great Race

The Great Race
Author: Dawn Casey
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782854819

Race with the animals of the Zodiac as they compete to have the years of the Chinese calendar named after them. The excitement-filled story is followed by notes on the Chinese calendar, important Chinese holidays, and a chart outlining the animal signs based on birth years.

Chinese Astrology

Chinese Astrology
Author: Shelly Wu
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1564147967

Draws on the archetypes of the 12 signs of the ancient Eastern zodiac to offer insight into astrologically influenced personalities, providing coverage of such related topics as how a birth element shapes one's destiny, Chinese love signs and the qualities of one's Chinese birth-hour "companion."

The Race for the Chinese Zodiac

The Race for the Chinese Zodiac
Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763667781

Featuring sumptuous illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a lively retelling of the mythological animal race that led to the 12 signs in the Chinese Zodiac traces the proclamation of the Jade Emperor and the respective efforts of 13 animals.

Chinese Zodiac Animals

Chinese Zodiac Animals
Author: Sanmu Tang
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2011-10-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781602209770

Children will love to learn all about their Chinese zodiac animal with this great multicultural book for kids. Which Chinese zodiac animal are you? A clever rat? A brave tiger? A hardworking ox? Or an energetic dragon? In ancient China, each sign marked a different year in a 12-year calendar. Over time, people believed that a person's character and destiny were somehow decided by his or her zodiac animal. Chinese Zodiac Animals explains the traits of each animal sign and what luck the future might hold for the person born under that sign. Chinese Zodiac Animals is a fun and informative way to learn about an important part of Chinese traditional culture.

The Chinese Zodiac

The Chinese Zodiac
Author: Anita Mangan
Publisher: Portico
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2021-10-14
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 191162279X

From highly-acclaimed illustrator, graphic designer and author, Anita Mangan, comes The Chinese Zodiac, an ideal gift book for fans of astrology and lunar cycles. In this time of self-awareness and self-interest, The Chinese Zodiac takes an alternative and hilarious look at all 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac, mixing together animal and human facts and drawing on themes such as personality, love, health and lifestyle, school/work to create a fresh and entertaining look at ourselves accompanied by quirky and colourful illustrations in this full-colour gift book. The Chinese zodiac follows the moon (rather than constellations, as in the Greco-Roman zodiac system). It is divided into a 12-year cycle, with a different animal representing each year. The philosophy is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and the zodiac, combined with the principles of yin and yang and the five elements, asserts a remarkable influence over people’s decisions and beliefs. The signs include: Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat/Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

The Complete Book of Chinese Horoscopes

The Complete Book of Chinese Horoscopes
Author: Lori Reid
Publisher: HarperElement
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1997-01
Genre: Astrology, Chinese
ISBN: 9781862040632

According to the Chinese system of horoscopes, each person is born under a different animal sign depending on the year of their birth. This animal personality determines the person's character and effects emotional make-up, family life, health and relationships.

The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes

The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes
Author: Theodora Lau
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1623173736

Do you know which of the twelve animal signs you are? Or how the "animal that hides in your heart" influences your outlook on life? What happens in your chart when your Eastern moon sign meets your Western sun sign? The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes answers these questions and more. For forty years, The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes has remained the classic book on the topic, artfully combining the Eastern lunar calendar with Western, solar-based astrology. You'll discover how the five elements, four seasons, and the ascendant sign based on the hour of your birth can affect your personality. Read about the 144 relationship combinations to better understand the compatibility of the twelve lunar signs. This revised edition will delight seasoned astrologers and interested novices alike.

Tiger

Tiger
Author: Kwok Man-Ho
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1994-09-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781564586117

Describes Chinese beliefs about characteristics of people born in the year of the tiger.