This half term is the beginning of our new class novel. Year 3 voted for…
Guardians of the New Moon: Ming and Miaow’s Great Race
Book by Eric Huang
What is it about?
The Jade emperor sighs on his throne, bored with the predictability of the world he has created. He longs for excitement. Then he spots Miaow the cat chasing a rat and an idea strikes him: he should arrange a great race between all the animals on Earth! The prize? The 12 fastest shall each have a lunar year named in their honour.
All Miaow wants is to enjoy his peaceful, solitary life as a temple guardian catching mice. But when the Jade Emperor invites all creatures on Earth to compete in the Great Race, the reserved cat finds himself reluctantly entering – and worse, socialising!
Spirited and fiery, shapeshifter Ming is Miaow’s polar opposite, and she’s determined to make him her new best friend. But she hadn’t counted on Miaow making other friends too. As the race heats up, things start to unravel… Can the pair (and their friendship) make it to the finish line?
It is the first in a series of four books. Help at home by watching this video where Eric Huang describes his four books.
So far, lots of us are noticing the links to the Lunar calendar. For example, the year of the horse is the year.