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Yes, crouching tiger is a chinese new years themed book with elements i didnt find in other books like that in chinatown new year parades, there is a cabbage boy who holds a head of cabbage on a bamboo pole in front of the dragon in the parade as well as the more traditional elements the cleaning, a new haircut, traditional foods, etc. Many books have been written on the topic but none of the other authors show the history, present situation and future dangers with as much studied foresight and intelligence as peter navarro. She saw him coming and crouched down behind a bush. A young chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. This site matches our math series choose math, choose middle box on left, choose tiger book and 2nd grade.
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