Lets Celebrate Special Days Around the World Children's Book

Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a child's-eye view of 13 special days around the world, such as the Spring Festival, Inti Raymi, Eid al-Fitr, Día de Muertos and the New Yam Festival. Includes a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we 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. 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) and Diwali (India).