Winter holiday stories from around the world
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Winter holiday stories from around the world
Language
eng
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videorecording
Main title
Winter holiday stories from around the world
Oclc number
861216442
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Summary
The Night Before Christmas: The story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve is beautifully brought to life with illustrations and festive musicToo many tamales: Everyone is coming for Christmas at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the "masa" to make tamales. When her mother takes off her ring, Maria tries it on and is beside herself when, hours later, she thinks it has been kneaded into the tamalesIn the Month of Kislev: A wealthy, arrogant merchant learns the true meaning og Hanukkah when he takes the family of a poor peddler to court for savoring the smell of his wife's pancakes from outside their windowSeven Candles for Kwanzaa: The unique African-American holiday commemorates the strength of the family ties, respect for ancesters, commitment to the growth of community, and graditude for life's bounties
Table of contents
The night before Christmas /by Clement Clarke Moore ; illustrated by Tomie DePaola (6 min.) -- Too many tamales /by Gary Soto ; illustrated by Ed Martinez (13 min.) -- In the month of Kislev / by Nina Jaffe ; illustrated by Louise August (13 min.) -- Seven candles of Kwanzaa /by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney (10 min.)
Target audience
juvenile
Technique
live action
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