Let's Celebrate!

Let's Celebrate! PDF Author: Kate DePalma
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782859373
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Book Description
Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a child’s-eye view of 13 holidays around the world, such as the Spring Festival in China, Inti Raymi in Peru, Eid al-Fitr in Egypt, Día de Muertos in Mexico and the New Yam Festival in Nigeria. Includes pronunciation guides, a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we celebrate.

Let's Celebrate!

Let's Celebrate! PDF Author: Kate DePalma
Publisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 1782859373
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Book Description
Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a child’s-eye view of 13 holidays around the world, such as the Spring Festival in China, Inti Raymi in Peru, Eid al-Fitr in Egypt, Día de Muertos in Mexico and the New Yam Festival in Nigeria. Includes pronunciation guides, a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we celebrate.

Celebrations Around the World

Celebrations Around the World PDF Author: Katy Halford
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 146548390X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
It's time to celebrate! From Christmas and Thanksgiving, to Diwali and Halloween, kids won't want to miss out on all the festivities. 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.

A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals

A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals PDF Author: Claire Grace
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 0711245428
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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Book Description
Countless different festivals are celebrated all over the world throughout the year. Some are national holidays, celebrated for religious and cultural reasons, or to mark an important date in history, while others are just for fun. Give thanks and tuck into a delicious meal with friends and family at Thanksgiving, get caught up in a messy tomato fight in Spain at La Tomatina, add a splash of color to your day at the Holi festival of colors and celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With fact-filled text accompanied by beautifully bright illustrations from the wonderfully talented Chris Corr, prepare yourself for a journey as we travel around the world celebrating and uncovering a visual feast of culture.

Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year PDF Author: Hannah Eliot
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 153443304X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Book Description
Learn all about the traditions of Lunar New Year—also known as Chinese New Year—with this fourth board book in the Celebrate the World series, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. After the winter solstice each year, it’s time for a celebration with many names: Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, and Lunar New Year! With beautiful artwork by Chinese illustrator Alina Chau, this festive board book teaches readers that Lunar New Year invites us to spend time with family and friends, to light lanterns, and set off fireworks, dance with dragons, and to live the new year in harmony and happiness.

Every Month is a New Year

Every Month is a New Year PDF Author: Marilyn Singer
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 9781620141625
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Happy New Year ... in July! This versatile collection of engaging original poems showcases New Year celebrations throughout the year and around the world.

Around the World in 500 Festivals

Around the World in 500 Festivals PDF Author: Steve Davey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781857336856
Category : TRAVEL
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Around the World in 500 Festivals is a rare book that will fascinate and inspire. A large-format, beautifully illustrated coffee-table volume, it is a photographic exploration of the richness and variety of the world's most colourful, moving, joyful, and spectacular celebrations. Thousands of festivals, great and small, take place around the world every year. The book contains: - A unique selection of 500 unmissable festivals around the world - More than 200 full-colour photographs that capture the spirit and immediacy of the events - Special features in the form of extended photographic essays - Original research and stunning photography by an internationally recognized writer-photographer Around the World in 500 Festivals takes this approach to a different level. It will help people who want to plan their trip to coincide with a festival. It will also enthrall and inform armchair travelers everywhere. Elegantly designed and lavishly produced, it is exceptional value for money and makes a perfect gift for travellers and readers of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures.

Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas

Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas PDF Author: Alice B. McGinty
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499814119
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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Book Description
Explore the celebrations and feasts of twelve countries and cultures from around the world! From South Korea to Nigeria to the USA, come celebrate festivals throughout the year! People around the world are celebrating. In Australia, it's Christmas in summer with barbecues on the beach. In Thailand, they're celebrating Songkran, the famous Buddhist water festival. Rhyming text and graphic illustrations pair perfectly and invite young readers to explore the world through mesmerizing festivals. A stunning companion to Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World!

Celebrations Around the World

Celebrations Around the World PDF Author: Helen Gregory
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1476500401
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

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Book Description
A multicultural look at international holidays.

Lighting Our World

Lighting Our World PDF Author: Catherine Rondina
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554535948
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
Illustrated introduction to world festivities that are celebrated with candles, bonfires, lanterns, fireworks and other traditional lights

Diwali

Diwali PDF Author: Hannah Eliot
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534419918
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Book Description
Learn all about the traditions of Diwali with this third book in the delightful board book series Celebrate the World, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. Each autumn we gather with our friends and family and light our brightest lanterns. It’s time for Diwali, the festival of lights! In this lovely board book with illustrations from Archana Sreenivasan, readers learn that the five days of Diwali are a time to pray for a bountiful season, celebrate the special bonds between siblings, and rejoice in the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.