Kids Celebrate!Kids Celebrate! Maria Bonfanti Esche and Clare Bonfanti Braham. Chicago: Chicago Review Press (800-888-4741), 1998. Illus., softcover, 298 pp., $16.95. Whether we avoid or embrace them, holidays and special days are important parts of children's lives. Subtitled Activities for Special Days Throughout the Year, this multicultural book lists more than 100 special days from January through December, accompanied by more than 200 art-related activities. Historical and cultural information accompanies the art projects, with 3-4 suggested activities for birthdays of notable people ranging from Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (də vĭn`chē, Ital. lāōnär`dō dä vēn`chē), 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist, b. near Vinci, a hill village in Tuscany. to Helen "To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Keller, to Frank Lloyd Wright. There are also multiple art projects for celebratory days that include Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. and Chinese New Year Chinese New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Chūnjié), or Spring Festival . Each art activity provides a list of necessary materials, and process descriptions. The books content is directed to children ages 4-9. |
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