{"id":8046,"date":"1997-03-04T13:22:06","date_gmt":"1997-03-04T17:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=8046"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:39:35","slug":"cat-and-rat-the-legend-of-the-chinese-zodiac-by-ed-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/cat-and-rat-the-legend-of-the-chinese-zodiac-by-ed-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac by Ed Young [in What Do I Read Next? 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Cat and Rat, who were then best friends, devised a plan together, but Rat betrayed Cat and won the race leaving Cat to struggle in at 13th place.<\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"http:\/\/edyoungart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ed Young<\/a>&#8216;s fabulous artistry, this title is clearly one of the most memorable presentations of the story of the Chinese zodiac.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? 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Cat and Rat, who were then best friends, devised a plan together, but Rat betrayed Cat and won the race leaving Cat to struggle in at 13th place. <\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"http:\/\/edyoungart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Young<\/a>&#8216;s fabulous artistry, this title is clearly one of the most memorable presentations of the story of the Chinese zodiac.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? 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