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Children Just Like Me: Celebrations!

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This remarkable new book from photographer and creator team Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley captures the color and vibrancy of international children’s festivals. For 12 months, Barnabas and Anabel traveled all over the world, meeting children and talking to them about the celebrations and festivals they enjoy. The children’s stories were recorded in this beautiful book, published in association with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Original photography and the children’s own words bring to life among the world’s major religious and local celebrations from countries as far apart as Japan and Mexico, India, and Sweden. From the dazzling costumes of the Rio Carnival to the role of the elephants in Sri Lanka’s Esala Perahera, children all over the place will love learning about the festivals and the wonderful ways in which these events are celebrated all over the world.
Dorling Kindersley Publishers never fail to create beautiful, engaging children’s books, packed with fascinating information. In Celebrations, photographer Barnabas Kindersley teams up with creator Anabel Kindersley and UNICEF to create a fascinating journey exploring the cultural traditions of children all over the place the world. Harry Belefonte notes in his introduction, “Here is your opportunity to go back and forth by book to nearly each and every corner of the globe … [and] sign up for children all over the place in celebrating important events in their lives.” Along with photographs of traditional costumes and customs, every child from the wide variety of countries represented gives a first-person account of how holidays are celebrated. Children will enjoy learning about how kids like just like them have fun, and in the process will broaden their cultural horizons. (Ages 8 to 12)

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