Let's Celebrate!: Special Days Around the World by Kate DePalma (English) Paperb

Description: Let's Celebrate! by Kate DePalma, Martina Peluso Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a childs-eye view of 13 special days around the world, such as the Spring Festival, Inti Raymi, Eid al-Fitr, Dia de Muertos and the New Yam Festival. Includes a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we celebrate. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Experience 13 special days from cultures around the world with Lets Celebrate!. Rhyming text and vibrant illustrations throughout encourages beginning readers, while educational notes at the end brim with facts about the special days for older children to explore. Complete with a calendar to reinforce learning, Lets Celebrate! makes for a fun and informative companion to the award-winning Barefoot Books Children of the World for families, libraries and more. The featured festivals include: - Kodomo no Hi (Japan) - Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) (China) - Matariki (New Zealand) - Inti Raymi (Peru) - Carnival (Brazil) - Midsummer (Sweden) - Nowruz (Iran) - Passover (United States) - New Yam Festival (Nigeria) - Novy God (Russia) - Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan) (Egypt) - Día de Muertos (Mexico) - Diwali (India) AGES: 4 to 10 AUTHOR: Kate DePalma was born and raised outside Nashville, TN, USA. As Senior Editor at Barefoot Books, she has helped develop dozens of picture books, as well as co-authored the award-winning Barefoot Books Children of the World (2016). Martina Peluso has wanted to be an illustrator ever since she read The BFG by Ronald Dahl when she was young. She has worked in all areas of illustration, including advertising, packaging, editorial and design; her artwork has been exhibited throughout the world. She has illustrated several childrens books, including The Princess of the Springs (Barefoot Books, 2014; republished as The Ruler of the Springs in 2019) and Daras Clever Trap (Barefoot Books, 2014). Author Biography Kate DePalma was born and raised outside Nashville, TN, USA. As Senior Editor at Barefoot Books, she has helped develop dozens of picture books, as well as co-authored the award-winning Barefoot Books Children of the World (2016). Publishing under her pseudonym, Sunny Scribens, Kate has also written Space Song Rocket Ride (TBD), My Friend Robot! (2017) and the critically-acclaimed Babys First Words (2017). She holds an M.A. in Classics from the University of Texas and is also a published poet and scholar. Kate lives with her husband and daughter outside San Francisco, CA. Martina Peluso has wanted to be an illustrator ever since she read The BFG by Ronald Dahl when she was young. After growing up in Tuscany and Naples, Italy, she studied Art of Printing at the Institute of Art in Naples and has frequented illustration courses at Sarmede and Pavia. She has worked in all areas of illustration, including advertising, packaging, editorial and design; her artwork has been exhibited throughout the world. She has illustrated several childrens books, including The Princess of the Springs (Barefoot Books, 2014; republished as The Ruler of the Springs in 2019) and Daras Clever Trap (Barefoot Books, 2014). She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Review " An accessible tool for teaching children about world cultures, seasonal special events, and festivals for school and public library collections" — School Library Journal Details ISBN1782858342 Author Martina Peluso Pages 40 Publisher Barefoot Books Ltd Year 2019 Illustrator Martina Peluso ISBN-10 1782858342 ISBN-13 9781782858348 Format Paperback Imprint Barefoot Books Ltd Subtitle Special Days Around the World Place of Publication Bath Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations color illustrations Audience Age 6-10 DEWEY 394.26 Short Title Lets Celebrate! Language English UK Release Date 2019-10-17 Publication Date 2019-10-17 AU Release Date 2019-10-17 NZ Release Date 2019-10-17 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151530929;

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