¡Vamos a celebrar!
Fechas especiales en el mundo
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$9.99
“An accessible tool for teaching children about world cultures, seasonal special events, and festivals” – School Library Journal
Experience 13 special days from cultures around the world! Rhyming text and vibrant illustrations encourage beginning readers, while educational endnotes brim with facts for older children to explore. Complete with a calendar to reinforce learning, ¡Vamos a celebrar! makes for a fun and informative companion to the award-winning Barefoot Books Children of the World.
Key Selling Points:
- GLOBAL FESTIVALS: The narrative text highlights 13 "special days" from 13 different cultures, while more pages at the end offer more facts for older children to discover. All text and illustration created in consultation with individuals from the featured cultures to ensure all special days were accurately represented.
- COMPANION TITLE: Created to stand alongside the award-winning Barefoot Books Children of the World to expand on a theme covered in Children in a more detailed yet accessible way ideal for younger children.
- A LYRICAL JOURNEY: The rhyming text and detailed, hand-painted illustrations make this unique exploration of festivals a standout entry to the global holidays genre.
- ANALYTICAL THINKING: Subtle seek-and-find elements in the text and illustrations highlight the connections between the special days and invite children to compare and contrast them.
- DIVERSE REPRESENTATION: Features a character with walking canes.
- ACCLAIMED ILLUSTRATOR: Martina Peluso has exhibited her artwork widely for 13 years in Hamburg, Edinburgh, Madrid, Naples and beyond, and has illustrated books for 16 publishers in Europe and North America.
More Details
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.75 in
- Page Count: 40 pages
- Age Range: Ages 4-10 years
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About the Contributors
Written by
- Kate DePalma
Kate DePalma was born and raised outside Nashville, TN, USA. As Senior Editor at Barefoot Books, she has helped develop dozens of picture books, including the many titles she has authored and co-authored. 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 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. For more information, visit www.katedepalma.com.
Illustrated by
- Martina Peluso
Martina Peluso has wanted to be an illustrator ever since she read The BFG by Roald 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 taken 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. Martina lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has also illustrated Let's Celebrate: Special Days Around the World for Barefoot Books.
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