Celebrate Kwanzaa Contributor(s): Otto, Carolyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 142630319X ISBN-13: 9781426303197 Publisher: National Geographic Society OUR PRICE: $13.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Celebrate Kwanza focuses on the African-American holiday, which falls during the festive, gift-giving season and is celebrated by families, communities, and schools throughout America. With succinct, lively text and beautiful photographs, the book celebrates African-American culture and helps us to understand and appreciate this special holiday. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Kwanzaa |
Dewey: 394.261 |
LCCN: 2007041221 |
Lexile Measure: 780 |
Series: Holidays Around the World (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.6" W x 10.1" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Holiday - Kwanzaa |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 135361 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Celebrate Kwanzaa continues the spectacular Holidays Around the World series by focusing on this African-American holiday, which falls during the festive, gift-giving season and is celebrated by families, communities, and schools throughout America. With succinct, lively text and beautiful photographs, the book celebrates African-American culture and helps us to understand and appreciate this special holiday. Over the course of seven days, African Americans, families and friends, come together to light the candles that symbolize their past and future-and their unity. They gather as a community to make music and to dance; to feast on harvest foods and the good things of the earth; and to exchange simple, often homemade, gifts. Readers are introduced to the symbols of the holiday, such as the mkeka (a special placemat), kinara (candleholder), and kikombe cha umoja (unity cup). Important concepts, like the seven principles, are explained. In addition, a note from the book's consultant, aimed at parents and teachers, puts the holiday in its full cultural and historical perspective. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. |