"A handbook for parents and children about celebrating the African-American harvest festival. The first two chapters define the holiday: its principles, vocabulary, etc. The third chapter takes readers through the seven days, describing what to do and sometimes how to do it. There is also a chapter with crafts....Another chapter offers ideas for gifts and recipes. Walter uses the tone of a personal reminiscence to great effect here....A worthwhile purchase."--School Library Journal.
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Ages 4-7. Walter has created a family-oriented guide to preparing for and celebrating Kwanzaa that encourages early planning and the sharing of family histories. The principles and symbols are clearly explained, and the directions for making simple gifts are accompanied by adequate line drawings. Walter's enthusiasm for her subject brightens this modest effort.
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Ages 4^-7. Walter has created a family-oriented guide to preparing for and celebrating Kwanzaa that encourages early planning and the sharing of family histories. The principles and symbols are clearly explained, and the directions for making simple gifts are accompanied by adequate line drawings. Walter's enthusiasm for her subject brightens this modest effort. Denia Hester
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AN EXCELLENT BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO KWANZAA FOR YOUNG READERS,
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This review is from: Kwanzaa: A Family Affair (An Avon Camelot Book) (Paperback)
Mildred Pitts Waller writes in the introduction to this 1995 book, "For those African-American families who find joy in letting their children know where they have come from, so that they can know where they are at the moment and where they are going."
She states that the information in the book is derived from Dr. Maulana Karenga's (founder of Kwanzaa) book, Kwanzaa: origin, concepts, practice. The book has chapters such as, "What is Kwanzaa?"; "Kwanzaa Principles, Symbols, and Rituals"; "Making Symbols, Gifts, and Foods for Kwanzaa" (which includes some recipies); and also has a Swahili Glossary and Pronunciation Key, as well as some "Suggested Reading." This book contains a wealth of information in a very short (94 pages) package.
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Kwanzaa! A time for looking backward, for looking forward, and for having fun. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Have a Happy... by Mildred Pitts Walter in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston in Back Matter
- Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860 (The African-American Intellectual Heritage) by W. E. B. Du Bois in Back Matter
- African American (American Regional Cooking Library) by Rosa Waters in Front Matter
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- Black Books Galore!: Guide to More Great African American Children's Books by Donna Rand on page 186, page 188, and Back Matter
- The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living by Janet Luhrs on page 241
- World Holidays: A Watts Guide for Children (Watts Reference) by Heather Moehn in Back Matter
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