What beverages do "Tak Giu" and "Diao Yu" refer to? Who were the Samsui Women? Why do Chinese Singaporean families gather to toss yusheng every Lunar New Year? How and why did their ancestors migrate to Singapore in the first place?
Discover all that and more through ten fun and educational storybooks, written and illustrated by Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Chinese Studies students with guidance from award-winning children's book illustrator Lee Kow Fong! Complete with activity guides and downloadable learning resources for educators, this series is a must-have for any child's cultural education.
Filled with insights from the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre's exhibition, this exciting bilingual series is the perfect introduction to local Chinese history, customs, values, and dishes!
Go Makan! is the first book in the SINGAPO: Discovering Chinese Singaporean Culture series. It tells the story of a young boy from abroad who visited a hawker centre to try Singapore's famous food. He finally ordered 5 different dishes with their own unique local characteristics. Suddenly, something strange happened. Each time he tasted a dish, his body started to grow uncontrollably!