Bibliograph

Birthdays around the world, written by Margriet Ruurs ; illustrated by Ashley Barron

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Label

Birthdays around the world, written by Margriet Ruurs ; illustrated by Ashley Barron

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Elementary Grade780, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Birthdays around the world

Oclc number

960840351

Responsibility statement

written by Margriet Ruurs ; illustrated by Ashley Barron

Series statement

Around the world

Summary

Everyone in the world has a birthday. But birthdays are not celebrated in the same way everywhere. Meet Mercedes in Peru, who eats a cake and a purple pudding called mazamorra morada. Ieva in Latvia is raised in the birthday chair, one lift for each year. And rather than celebrating his own birthday, Phuc Khang in Vietnam joins in the festivities during Tet, when everyone in the country turns one year older. Based on interviews with real people, award-winning author Margriet Ruurs tells the unique birthday traditions of seventeen children from all around the globe

Target audience

juvenile

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