Celebrations Around the World
The Fabulous Celebrations you Won't Want to Miss
by Katy Halford
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Pub Date Aug 27 2019 | Archive Date Dec 01 2019
DK | DK Children
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Description
Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire and inform children about cultures and religions from the countries of the world.
Witness a camel marathon in a celebration of the Sahara Desert, and devour some delicious dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year. Discover why skeletons dance at the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and get messy at Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors.
Children will love poring over artist Katy Halford's beautiful illustrations, which showcase every celebration in absorbing detail. Engaging factual writing introduce young readers to the most interesting aspects of each celebration, from the costumes worn to the food eaten, and encourage an understanding of other cultures and religions.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781465483904 |
PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 48 |
Featured Reviews
An excellent brief overview of different holidays around the world. The bright colors and minimal text are perfect for readers of all ages.
Celebrations Around the World is a vibrant informative trip around the world. My young students were eager to expand their learning about each celebration with more research. They loved the detailed illustrations and the rolling flow of the book. Children will be introduced to many new celebrations, giving adults plenty of opportunities to discuss similarities and differences.
A great book about celebrations all over the world! This really is pretty comprehensive and inclusive for a children's book. The illustrations are great, really like the artwork. I was impressed with the range of holidays and celebrations included and the little snippets of information are just right for kids to understand. I would highly recommend this book and cannot wait to own the hard copy. Thank you to DK publishers for an advance copy.
A nice introduction to a small variety of celebrations. Just a little bit about each, not very descriptive just enough to get an idea. Nice illustration spanning the two pages per celebration.
Great book! Pictures are cute, nice descriptions of holidays that are to the point. Can't wait to own this book!
This book for young readers includes facts about 25 holidays. Some of the celebrations are secular or national (Thanksgiving, July 4th, Bastille Day, Groundhog Day, Anzac Day), while others are religious (Easter, Rosh Hashana, Christmas, Hannukah, Eid al Fitr). In addition to the holidays and celebrations just mentioned this book features fourteen additional days to remember. Throughout the illustrations are whimsical, bright and engaging.
This book will be a good addition to the school library shelves. It is broadly based with holidays from all over the world including China, Japan, India, Africa and more.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. I enjoyed celebrating with you.
When my daughter was younger, I used to try to celebrate holidays we were unfamiliar with. It is fun to try to make the foods, and enjoy the activities of other cultures. To this day, she still knows how to make latkes and challah.
My point being, that as travel broadens the mind, so does information, and this book is a delighful introduction to celebrations from around the world.
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It makes for a wonderufl stepping stone for children to go on and disvoer more about each celebration, and if they are luck y enough to live in a diverse community, they might even know someone who celebrates these self-same holidays.
There were a few odd choices, thrown in, such as the 4th of July and Bastille day, but they too are holidays. I also found it odd that the Hungry Ghost festival, which is an August holiday, was stuck in with Halloween. I was glad that Day of the Dead got its own spread, but found it odd that they included parades as a way of celebrating, when that is a new feature, and until recently, there were no parades.
All in all, though a terrific introduciton to what people celebrate.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
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