What Do You Celebrate?: Holidays and Festivals Around the World
Book by Whitney Stewart
DETAILS
Publisher : Union Square Kids; Illustrated edition (March 5, 2019) Language : English Hardcover : 40 pages ISBN-10 : 1454932139 ISBN-13 : 978-1454932130 Reading age : 5 - 9 years Lexile measure : NC1070L Grade level : Kindergarten - 4 , Holidays are FUN—and this entertaining nonfiction picture book introduces kids to 14 celebrations from around the world! Across the globe, every country has its special holidays. From Brazilian carnival and Chinese New Year to France’s Bastille Day and our very own Fourth of July, What Do You Celebrate? presents 14 special occasions where people dance, dress up, eat yummy foods, and enjoy other fun traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. Kids can travel the globe and learn about Fastelavn, Purim, the Cherry Blossom Festival, Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Halloween, Day of the Dead, Guy Fawkes Day, the German Lantern Festival, and more. Each spread showcases a different holiday, offering background and cultural context, vocabulary words, photographs, and instructions for festive projects. Read more
REVIEW
This is a wonderfully colorful and informative book about holidays around the world! That said, parents should be aware of a few things that the text mentions, so that they can be prepared to answer any questions from their little ones. The Holi holiday page mentions an evil king trying to have his son killed, and the son’s sister trying to kill him by holding him in a fire. The Purim holiday page mentions an evil prime minister planning to “kill all the Jews.” The Guy Fawkes holiday page mentions that “thirteen men plotted to blow up a government building.” These are NOT criticisms of the book. I think the way these topics are explained is appropriate for most children in the targeted age range. I’m just posting this information as a “heads up” to parents, so that they know what to expect.
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