Children - Holidays & Festivals, Children - Arts & Crafts, Children - Games & Activities
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Overview
Throughout history, people in every part of the world have held festivals. Some festivals celebrate harvest or the seasons, and some have religious origins, but each festival has its own special activities, foods, and symbols or decorations. Travel the world from Brazil to Ukraine and beyond, then try making a Chinese New Year dragon, a Muslim Eid greeting card, a Tibetan prayer wheel, or any of nine other fascinating crafts from many cultures.Introduces a variety of well known festivals from around the world and provides instructions for related crafts, including a dragon toy for the Chinese New Year, dancing wings for Mardi Gras, and a sugar skull for Halloween.
Editorials
Children's Literature
When a country celebrates its heritage with a festival, it can be as simple as a celebration for the welcoming of spring, or as significant as the religious holidays of Hanukah or Christmas. Festivals most often include special foods, recognition of days and use of symbols. This series, "Crafts From Many Cultures," presents symbols for twelve different festivals or holidays, and a simple way for families to make a representation of these symbols. Using everyday materials, instructions are given for crafting paperweights, lights, a Chinese dragon and other representative items. Information about each festival is brief but adequate. An index, glossary, and recommended reading make this a useful reference book. Elementary libraries will welcome this series into their culture collections. 2004, Gareth Stevens Publishing, Ages 7 to 12.—Joyce Rice
Book Details
Published
April 1, 1998
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pages
32
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780531153291