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The Day of the Dead
Scritto da Bob Barner
Narrato da Rita Moreno
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Follow two youngsters in a celebration of their ancestors on this vibrant Latin American holiday.
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The Day of the Dead
Scritto da Bob Barner
Narrato da Rita Moreno
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Follow two youngsters in a celebration of their ancestors on this vibrant Latin American holiday.
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A warm, colorful celebration.
Dia de los Muertos, or in english known as Day of the Dead, is a holiday celebrated in Latin America honoring the death of ancestors. The book represents all the things that go along with this special holiday and the specific events that go along with it. Flowers, skulls, and food are staples of this celebration in order to honor the lives lost within family. The illustrations represent the mexican style that goes along with the holiday, which is mostly colorful skeletons, skulls, and flowers. It is important for children to be aware of other holidays that are not there own, and recognize the diversity between cultures and religion in other parts of the world; this way, they become more accepting and understanding in the huge world that surrounds them
A great book for exposing children to holidays around the world.
Very good book at effectively explaining The Day of the Dead in a simple way for young children. The book is bilingual, first starting with English, directly followed by Spanish. At the end of the book there is an "About" section for describing this event with more details. It would be a great book to read to an elementary Spanish class in October when the holiday is celebrated or even in a general classroom to inform other cultures about the October Spanish holiday.
The Day of the Dead: El Dia De Los Muertos is a wonderful bilingual book about the celebration of the Day of the Dead. It easily explains the preparations the family goes through along with the celebration of ancestors. This is a great beginning book and for those who are learning Spanish, a great book to help convert English into Spanish and Spanish into English.
This is a story written in Spanish and English that depicts traditions of the mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead. The Day of the Dead is a day to celebrate family members who have passed away. This story educates the reader about the different food made for this holiday and how it works. Candles are light, a path for the spirits is marked with flowers, people dance and sing, and remember their loved ones. This story depicts symbols associated with the Day of the Dead and really educates the reader about the holiday. Students need to be knowledgeable about different cultures and be able to recognize their holidays. As an activity, a classroom could set up an altar like the one used on the Day of the Dead to help the students visualize the holiday.
Bob Barner’s short, cute book “The Day of the Dead” (“El Dia De Los Muertos”), serves as an excellent introduction to the holiday for a young child. The text consists of six rhyming couplets accompanied by Spanish translations by Teresa Mlawer (that do not rhyme). It would be fun to read this to a young child; I’d certainly recall my high school Spanish skills and read it to children in both languages. Barner’s illustrations are bright and friendly, and thankfully do not attempt to be frightening or morbid. This book can be used without the reader tackling the daunting task of explaining death to a three-year-old. There is a section at the end titled “About el Dia de los Muertos” that the reader can choose to read to their audience or not depending upon their age. Also, the "About" serves as a nice summary of the holiday, which as I found out in class night, is not very familiar to a large portion of adult Americans.