Dia De Los Muertos / Roseanne Greenfield Thong ; illustrated by Carles Ballesteros.
El Diþa de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is here--a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Tamales and sweets are ready to eat. Soon it will be time for picnics, music, and a costume parade! Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico and throughout Latin America.
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- ISBN: 9780807515662 (hb.)
- Physical Description: Unpaged : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Chicago, IL : Albert Whitman & Company, 2015.
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Target Audience Note: | AD 970 Lexile. |
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Subject: | All Souls' Day > Mexico > Juvenile literature. Latin America > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature. Holidays > Latin America > Juvenile literature. |
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Porter County PL - Valparaiso Public Library | 394.266 THONG (Text) | 33410013589702 | Kids Nonfiction | Available | - |
Shelby Co PL - Shelbyville Main Library | E Tho (Text) | 78731000507263 | Picture Books | Available | - |
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El DÃa de Muertos, Day of the Dead, is hereâa holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Tamales and sweets are ready to eat. Soon it will be time for picnics, music, and a costume parade! Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico, the United States, and throughout Latin America.
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Itâs Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and children throughout the pueblo, or town, are getting ready to celebrate! They decorate with colored streamers, calaveras, or sugar skulls, and pan de muertos, or bread of the dead. There are altars draped in cloth and covered in marigolds and twinkling candles. Music fills the streets. Join the fun and festivities, learn about a different cultural tradition, and brush up on your Spanish vocabulary, as the town honors their dearly departed in a traditional, time-honored style.
SPANISH DESCRIPTION
¡Es el DÃa de los Muertos y todos los niños del pueblo y ciudad están listos para celebrar! Decoran con calaveras lo calavera de azucar, pan de muertos y banderas. Hay altares cubriertos de manta con muchas flores, y velas parpadiendo. Musica llena las calles. Hay que unirse con los festivales y abrender una diferente cultura y traduciones y repasar el vocabulario en español, mientras el pueblo honra sus queridos en una tradución con el transcurso y con el estilo del tiempo.