Author : Regina M Marchi
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1978821638
Examines how Day of the Dead celebrations among America's Latino communities have changed throughout history, discussing how the traditional celebration has been influenced by mass media, consumer culture, and globalization.
Author : Angela Charmaine Craig
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,46 MB
Release : 2010-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780982855409
An ancient spirit grapples with the new spirit of youth and greed for control over the season of the dead. A woman and her lover take a romantic trip to Mexico where she learns that both love and death are more than she believes. And a dead writer discovers an opportunity for the ultimate revenge. Featuring the work of Dru Pagliassotti, Ron Savage, Gerri Leen and others, Dia de los Muertos provides 29 tales based on the days of the dead, that time of year when the dead are permitted to return to walk again amongst the living.
Author : Marisa Boan
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 17,82 MB
Release : 2021-04
Category :
ISBN :
Day of the Dead - El Día de Muertos is a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Breads and sweets are ready to eat. After there will be music, dancing and parades! Learn all about the traditions of Day of the Dead - Día de los Muertos with this bilingual book which highlights the customs and traditions of this festive holiday. The festivities are described in brief, easy to read text, presented in both Spanish and English. Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico, the United States, and throughout Latin America. Continue the celebration with 10 bonus pages for children to color on their own!
Author : Pat Mora
Publisher : Pinata Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2015
Category : All Souls' Day
ISBN : 9781558858053
In this special bilingual picture book for children, acclaimed author Pat Mora imagines how the Mexican custom of remembering deceased loved ones on El da de los muertos, or the Day of the Dead, came to be. With tender illustrations by Robert Casilla that depict a special relationship, this book will encourage children to honor their own loved ones, whether by writing stories and poems or building an altar.
Author : Ward S. Albro
Publisher : Texas Christian University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Explains what All Souls' Day is, describes the rituals and customs practiced on this day in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico, and includes photographs of decorated altars, people's homes, food, and gifts that express the sorrow and joy of the festival.
Author : Karl Jones
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,9 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0843173009
Day of the Dead or Día de Los Muertos is a vibrant fall holiday celebrated through the United States, Mexico and central America. In this award-winning activity book, readers explore an illustrated world illuminating the traditions and history of Day of the Dead through a series of mazes, puzzles and activities, using press out forms to create shrines and masks which can be decorated with the stickers included in the book, preparing readers young and old for this vibrant cultural celebration.
Author : Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 15,69 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0807515671
2015 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award: Multicultural Celebrations Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016—CBC/NCSS STARRED REVIEW! "Thong once again proves her mastery at creating a multicultural picture-book text that engages all readers...The rhyme is rhythmic and effortless, making it a delightful read-aloud...This enchanting presentation of the Dia de los Muertos holiday will resonate with both those who are new to its traditions and those who have been celebrating for generations."—Kirkus Reviews starred review Celebrate life, family, and friends with the rich traditions of this special day! It's Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and children throughout the pueblo, or town, are getting ready to celebrate! They decorate with colored streamers, calaveras, or sugar skulls, and pan de muertos, or bread of the dead. There are altars draped in cloth and covered in marigolds and twinkling candles. Music fills the streets. Join the fun and festivities, learn about a different cultural tradition, and brush up on your Spanish vocabulary, as the town honors their dearly departed in a traditional, time-honored style. SPANISH DESCRIPTION ¡Es el Día de los Muertos y todos los niños del pueblo y ciudad están listos para celebrar! Decoran con calaveras lo calavera de azucar, pan de muertos y banderas. Hay altares cubriertos de manta con muchas flores, y velas parpadiendo. Musica llena las calles. Hay que unirse con los festivales y abrender una diferente cultura y traduciones y repasar el vocabulario en español, mientras el pueblo honra sus queridos en una tradución con el transcurso y con el estilo del tiempo.
Author : Kent Harrington
Publisher : Polis Books
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1947993585
"If "American noir" were in the dictionary, you might find Kent Harrington's picture in place of the definition.” --Amazon Editor Review Border towns stand like carnival funhouse mirrors, reflecting greed, evil, and death in both directions. Not many American writers have looked as deeply into those mirrors as Kent Harrington. DEA Agent Vincent Calhoun's luck, his suerte, has been golden. He and his crooked judicale partner are getting rich coyoteing wealthy crooks and refugees into the U.S. from their posts in Tijuana. Then, on the Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, a girl gets off a bus, and Calhoun's luck heads south with a vengeance. A rolling nightmare of gambling debts, kinky sex, dengue fever, hot lead, and past sins catches up to Vincent Calhoun in a brutal punch-in-the-mouth story set in a moral no-man's land.
Author : Kwei-Lin Lum
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 30,95 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 048647285X
Artfully and accurately rendered in the tradition of the Mexican holiday, this whimsical bilingual gallery features 2 paper dolls and 15 ornate costumes, a variety of altar offerings, and a bonus sticker poster.
Author : David Edgerly
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2020-08-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486842800
Lift your "spirits" with this colorful celebration of the Mexican holiday that honors lost loved ones. Created by David and Chris Edgerly, 31 elaborately detailed designs include iconic sugar skulls as well as dozens of whimsical skeletons.
