Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley, creators of the acclaimed Children Just Like Me, meet with children around the world as they celebrate 25 of their favorite holidays and traditions. With stunning photographs and illustrations, readers meet each child and learn the significance of the chosen celebration. Full color.
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Dorling Kindersley Publishers never fail to create beautiful, engaging children's books, packed with fascinating information. In Celebrations, photographer Barnabas Kindersley teams up with writer Anabel Kindersley and UNICEF to create a fascinating journey exploring the cultural traditions of children all over the world. Harry Belefonte notes in his introduction, "Here is your opportunity to travel by book to nearly every corner of the globe ... [and] join children everywhere in celebrating important events in their lives." In addition to photographs of traditional costumes and customs, each child from the wide range of countries represented gives a first-person account of how holidays are celebrated. Children will enjoy learning about how kids like just like them have fun, and in the process will broaden their cultural horizons. (Ages 8 to 12)
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Grade 2-6?A rich, multicultural look at holidays around the world. The celebrations are arranged by season and include: Christmas in Germany, Halloween in Canada, Hanukkah in the U.S., Diwali in India, Hina Matsuri in Japan, and Egemenlik Bayrami in Turkey. Each holiday is shown on a two-page spread with a large photograph of a featured child or children and many smaller captioned photographs of the festivities and the culture. A preface by Harry Belafonte in his role as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF opens the book. It is a superb addition to country/cultural teaching units, and also makes a wonderful lead-in to writing, art, and creative-drama activities used to teach holidays. An enjoyable visual experience.?Stephani Hutchinson, Pioneer Elementary School, Sunnyside, WA
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
I am a first grade teacher in Phoenix, Arizona who teaches a wide variety of cultures. Some of the children in my class are Mexican American, Spanish, Bosnian, African American, German and Native American (Navajo and Apache). Recently, during an ESL staff development class, a wonderful instructor introduced this book to me and I was absoultly amazed! It has the most fascinating pictures and text. I had to read it from cover to cover. I had to buy it to have in my class. It must be a permanent source of enjoyment for my classes for years to come. I can't wait for my students to have the opportunity to browse through this book. We will use it so much. Thank you Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley, for putting together such a fabulous children's book!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Gowie
Format:Hardcover
What a fabulous book! My 5 year old daughter was delighted to see that children who at first glance appear so different also share her love for soccer, animals, noodles, etc. Each child's bio includes information about their family, home, school, church, clothing, pets and favorite food. This book has great photos, particularly of the children. Although there is much writing on each page, it is not overwhelming for her, and we can stop after one page, and easily pick it up again later. This is the first children's book that I've wanted to read by myself after she's gone to bed!
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Four years later, I'm adding this paragraph to this review. I continue to use this book with my now 5 and 9 year old children. It's an fun way for them to learn a little more about families who live in countries that we learn about. It's easy to read something in this book that leads to a much wider discussion. They also remember a lot of details from this book that they bring up at other times, such as "People from _____ live in _______ kinds of houses!"
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Moema
Format:Hardcover
This is a very interesting book, with wonderful pictures and lots of joy. It's a book that makes you happy. Many of the celebrations were unknown to me, and it was fun to see that the Swedish celebration of St. Lucia is described correctly in the book (I'm Swedish).
The only doubtful thing about this book is that the mix of different religions isn't very good. Most celebrations are Christian or Hindu - only one is Muslim and none is purely Buddhist. That's a bit of a pity. Anyway, great book.
The only doubtful thing about this book is that the mix of different religions isn't very good. Most celebrations are Christian or Hindu - only one is Muslim and none is purely Buddhist. That's a bit of a pity. Anyway, great book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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A Very Interesting Book of Diversity
This book, Celebrations!, is a sequel to Children Just Like Me. This book explains about holidays celebrated by children all over the world. Read more
Published on November 22, 2010 by MMBlue
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Interesting and Useful
I am using this book while teaching a K-8 International class with our homeschool co-op.
I love the interesting pictures and information. Read more
I love the interesting pictures and information. Read more
Published on July 29, 2010 by M. Roekle
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Great Holiday gift
My children received this as a Christmas gift, and it is a really nice book. Great for elementary aged school children, particularly appropriate for a holiday gift, because we can... Read more
Published on February 8, 2010 by Happy Family
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children world culture
The museum is presenting multicultural programs and this book will fit it nicely.
Thank you,
Kitty
Thank you,
Kitty
Published on February 17, 2009 by kitty
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Great for the entire family
This is a wonderful book with personal stories around the world from children and the holidays they celebrate. Perfect for the entire year. Read more
Published on January 13, 2009 by Children's Lit Nut
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great cultural experience
I loved the variety of cultures shown and all the beautiful color photos. A great introduction to understanding other beliefs and religious holidays. Great buy!
Published on December 19, 2008 by Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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a book to celebrate
Another in the excellent series of DK's partnership with the U.N. -- an amazing trip around the world to view different holidays through children's eyes. Read more
Published on March 3, 2008 by J. S. Freeman
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Get your kids involved!
A visually-rich companion peice to this wonderful kid-friendly introduction to world politics and cultures is "For a Better World: Posters from the United Nations" by Edward... Read more
Published on November 5, 2004 by world traveler
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Gorgeous full-color large photos
I love this book and I use it all the time to teach children about other faiths and cultures. The beautiful, realistic photos make it great for sharing. Read more
Published on January 15, 2004 by Nancy C.
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I love this book!
The photos are vivid and the stories are interesting. This is a great book to introduce children to some festivals and celebrations around the world.
Published on September 3, 2003 by peachyqueen27
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