Every Month Is a New Year: Celebrations Around the World Contributor(s): Singer, Marilyn (Author), Roth, Susan L. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1620141620 ISBN-13: 9781620141625 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - General (see Also Religious - Christian - Holiday - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2016027055 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.5" W x 11.2" (1.10 lbs) 56 pages |
Themes: - Holiday - New Year's - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 195652 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Notable Poetry List, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Happy New Year ... in July! This versatile collection of engaging original poems showcases New Year celebrations throughout the year and around the world. In many places around the globe, the new year starts on January 1. But not everywhere! Chinese New Year is celebrated in January or February. Iranians observe Nowruz in March. For Thai people, Songkran occurs in April. Ethiopians greet the new year at Enkutatash in September. All these celebrations, and many others, have deep-rooted traditions and treasured customs. Acclaimed poet Marilyn Singer has created a lively poetry collection that highlights sixteen of these fascinating festivities, some well-known and some less familiar. Together with Susan L. Roth's captivating collage illustrations, the poems take readers to the heart of these beloved holidays. Every month of the year, somewhere in the world people celebrate with joy and good wishes for a happy new year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Marilyn: - MARILYN SINGER is the author of more than one hundred children's and young adult books in SUSAN L. ROTH's unique mixed-media collage illustrations have appeared in numerous award-winning children's books, many of which she also wrote. Her bookParrots Over Puerto Ricowon the Robert F. Sibert Medal for Nonfiction from the American Library Association. Roth lives in New York. |