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Children Just Like Me: Celebrations! | 
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| Authors: Anabel Kindersley, Barnabas Kindersley
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 9275
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st American Edition
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0789420279
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.26
UPC: 635517020274
EAN: 9780789420275
ASIN: 0789420279
Publication Date: October 6, 1997
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Amazon.com Review
Dorling Kindersley Publishers never fail to create beautiful, engaging children's books, packed with fascinating information. In Celebrations, photographer Barnabas Kindersley teams up with writer Anabel Kindersley and UNICEF to create a fascinating journey exploring the cultural traditions of children all over the world. Harry Belefonte notes in his introduction, "Here is your opportunity to travel by book to nearly every corner of the globe ... [and] join children everywhere in celebrating important events in their lives." In addition to photographs of traditional costumes and customs, each child from the wide range of countries represented gives a first-person account of how holidays are celebrated. Children will enjoy learning about how kids like just like them have fun, and in the process will broaden their cultural horizons. (Ages 8 to 12)
Product Description
Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley, creators of the acclaimed Children Just Like Me, meet with children around the world as they celebrate 25 of their favorite holidays and traditions. With stunning photographs and illustrations, readers meet each child and learn the significance of the chosen celebration. Full color.
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 a book to celebrate March 3, 2008
Another in the excellent series of DK's partnership with the U.N. -- an amazing trip around the world to view different holidays through children's eyes. The emphasis is on celebrations that center around children or where children play a big role, and the book tries to give a broad cross-section of countries, peoples and cultures/faiths (no book can be all-inclusive).
Keeps an excellent balance between pictures and text -- the pictures are colorful, fascinating and detailed, the text is informative. This should be back in print!
Great job by the Kindersleys!
 Very interesting and joyful April 26, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a very interesting book, with wonderful pictures and lots of joy. It's a book that makes you happy. Many of the celebrations were unknown to me, and it was fun to see that the Swedish celebration of St. Lucia is described correctly in the book (I'm Swedish).
The only doubtful thing about this book is that the mix of different religions isn't very good. Most celebrations are Christian or Hindu - only one is Muslim and none is purely Buddhist. That's a bit of a pity. Anyway, great book.
Get your kids involved! November 5, 2004
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
A visually-rich companion peice to this wonderful kid-friendly introduction to world politics and cultures is "For a Better World: Posters from the United Nations" by Edward Marks. More than half the posters feature the worlds' children and the plights they face, each in an artistic creation that inspires hope. What better way to educate children that "no human is an island"?
Gorgeous full-color large photos January 15, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this book and I use it all the time to teach children about other faiths and cultures. The beautiful, realistic photos make it great for sharing. When I am not using it, it makes a nice coffee table book. My only criticism is that it always makes me want to research more (not a lot of text, but the photos and illustrations make it worth having).
I love this book! September 3, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The photos are vivid and the stories are interesting. This is a great book to introduce children to some festivals and celebrations around the world.
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