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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3-Maria's infant brother and her grandmother have died in the last year, and the girl and her family honor them during the Days of the Dead celebration. As her mother explains the various Mexican customs involved, readers, too, learn about them. Comparison to Halloween is smoothly woven into the narrative. After it is over, Maria's parents move north to the U.S., later sending for their children. Krull does an excellent job of showing how a family can leave its homeland and carry their culture with them while accepting their new land. She describes the traditional foods and concludes with additional facts about los Dias de Muertos and a recipe for "Bread of the Dead." Sanchez's illustrations, done in earth tones, capture the flavor of the celebration. While skeletons appear in many of the pictures, children will not be frightened, as others show the fun people have during this period. A wonderful choice to introduce children to a custom with which they are not familiar, and a reassuring story for those who are trying to keep old traditions in a new country.
Jessie Meudell, California Polytechnic University at Pomona
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 4-7. Although intended for a younger audience than Lasky's book, above, this also focuses on the celebrations of one Mexican family. Instead of choosing a real family, however, Krull follows a fictional one as it prepares for and experiences the Days of the Dead. The fictional framework is somewhat thin, with the family eventually moving to the U.S., where Maria, with childlike na{‹}ivet{‚}e, looks forward to being "richer than we were in Mexico" and celebrating Halloween. Krull makes clear that revelry is part of the holiday celebrations, but her narrative is rather solemn. Fortunately, S{ }anchez's paintings lighten the mood, their broad palette and pastel colors adding a pleasant, yet still suitable lift. Particularly noteworthy is the story's ending, in which Maria discovers that the spirits of her ancestors can still be honored in her new home--but in a slightly different way. Krull's appended notes add much to the telling, and a recipe for the traditional holiday bread will make the holiday experience more concrete. Stephanie Zvirin
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-Maria's infant brother and her grandmother have died in the last year, and the girl and her family honor them during the Days of the Dead celebration. As her mother explains the various Mexican customs involved, readers, too, learn about them. Comparison to Halloween is smoothly woven into the narrative. After it is over, Maria's parents move north to the U.S., later sending for their children. Krull does an excellent job of showing how a family can leave its homeland and carry their culture with them while accepting their new land. She describes the traditional foods and concludes with additional facts about los Dias de Muertos and a recipe for "Bread of the Dead." Sanchez's illustrations, done in earth tones, capture the flavor of the celebration. While skeletons appear in many of the pictures, children will not be frightened, as others show the fun people have during this period. A wonderful choice to introduce children to a custom with which they are not familiar, and a reassuring story for those who are trying to keep old traditions in a new country.
Jessie Meudell, California Polytechnic University at Pomona
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Ages 4-7. Although intended for a younger audience than Lasky's book, above, this also focuses on the celebrations of one Mexican family. Instead of choosing a real family, however, Krull follows a fictional one as it prepares for and experiences the Days of the Dead. The fictional framework is somewhat thin, with the family eventually moving to the U.S., where Maria, with childlike na{‹}ivet{‚}e, looks forward to being "richer than we were in Mexico" and celebrating Halloween. Krull makes clear that revelry is part of the holiday celebrations, but her narrative is rather solemn. Fortunately, S{ }anchez's paintings lighten the mood, their broad palette and pastel colors adding a pleasant, yet still suitable lift. Particularly noteworthy is the story's ending, in which Maria discovers that the spirits of her ancestors can still be honored in her new home--but in a slightly different way. Krull's appended notes add much to the telling, and a recipe for the traditional holiday bread will make the holiday experience more concrete. Stephanie Zvirin
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- Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond by Stanley Brandes on page 136, and Back Matter
- Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond by Stanley Brandes on page 136, and Back Matter
- Balancing Reading & Language Learning: A Resource for Teaching English Language Learners, K-5 by Mary Cappellini on page 285
- Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14 by Erica Bauermeister on page 47
- Say It in Spanish!: Language and Activities for the Elementary Classroom by Marianne Mitchell on page 62