Joys of Spring

Heather Conrad

• 15 juni 2020
• 9780578930664

Samenvatting:

Joys of Spring: Spring Celebrations around the World is a children’s picture book for ages 3 - 9. The story is narrated by a friendly parrot who flies around the world to visit 12 spring festivals on six different continents. The spring celebrations are: Noruz, Passover, Gelede, Kolla Raymi Killa, Wattle Day, Sakura Matsuri, Chun Fen, Basant Panchami, Holi, Easter, Yancuic Xuithuil, and Earth Day. There are 13 color illustrations.
At the end of the story, there are simple and fun activities for children, parents and teachers, a map of the world, and a pronunciation guide for the 12 holidays. Joys of Spring would add to any family, school or community celebration of spring. It is a valuable enrichment book for the classroom and library, touching on subjects of geography, history and anthropology, in clear, child-friendly language with colorful illustrations.