Día de los Muertos
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2015 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

Día de los Muertos

Written by Roseanne Greenfield Thong · Illustrated by Carles Ballesteros

Celebrate life and honor the departed with vibrant Day of the Dead traditions.

6.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 460 ratings
32 pages· 384 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· AD840L
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Bookroo's summary

Join the children of a lively town as they prepare for Dia de Los Muertos, decorating altars with marigolds and sugar skulls. Experience the music-filled streets and learn about this rich cultural tradition. As the community honors their ancestors, discover the beauty and joy of celebrating life and memory. Will you join the parade and festivities?

From the publisher

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.

¡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.

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Fantastic rhyming, playful and colorful illustrations, and a celebratory message about honoring ancestors on the Dia de Los Muertos are a few reasons I think this is an excellent book. The inclusion of Spanish words might be make reading aloud a little awkward for some readers, but it gives the title a very authentic feel (and conveniently helps with the rhyming at times).

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.4
F&P level
~T
Publication
Published
September 1, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807515662

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