Shanté Keys and the New Year's Peas [Hardcover]

Gail Piernas-Davenport (Author), Marion Eldridge (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: K and up

Shanté Keys loves New Year's Day! But while Grandma fixed chitlins, baked ham, greens, and cornbread, she forgot the black-eyed peas! Oh no--it'll be bad luck without them! So Shanté sets out to borrow some from the neighbors.

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"This is a simple way to introduce young children to other cultures and traditions."

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Shanté Keys loves New Year's Day! But while Grandma fixed chitlins, baked ham, greens, and cornbread, she forgot the black-eyed peas! Oh no--it'll be bad luck without them! So Shanté sets out to borrow some from the neighbors.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807573302
• ISBN-13: 978-0807573303
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 10.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #493,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT multi-cultural lessons about New Year's traditions, February 8, 2008

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H. Lamb (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This book was a hit with my students. The language was easy to understand and the rhyming story was really cute. It is perfect if you teach in a community that values diversity. This story introduces you to characters who celebrate the new year in many different ways.

Would be a cute lesson in diversity with the ability to cook the different foods mentioned in the book for your students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diversity done right!, November 21, 2007

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Pat Powers (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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What a fantastic book! Shante Keys goes looking for black eyed peas for a New Year's dinner-along the way she learns how other cultures celebrate New Year's. It's rare that an adult can learn so much from a children's book but I was enthralled at reading such useful information. The book is witty and cleverly written and the illustrations are spot on-colorful, whimsical and just as warm as the prose itself. This is a book to be shared with a child you love-a true family treasure.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book celebrating New Year, October 24, 2007

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This review is from: Shanté Keys and the New Year's Peas (Hardcover)

Shante's mother tells her they need some black-eyed peas to celebrate good luck in the new year. In her quest to find some black-eyed peas, Shante discovers the different ways that her neighbors celebrate the New Year. This is such a cute and informative book. The rhyming text rolls easily off the tongue making it a perfect read-a-loud that kids will want to hear over and over. Great for the classroom too! What teacher doesn't need more books on different cultural celebrations? Gail Piernas-Davenport has captured the fun and diversity of a New Year's celebration. And the colorful illustrations by Marion Eldridge are as lively as the text.