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Celebrating Families Around the World

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Celebrate diverse cultures while highlighting how expressions of joy and connection are all part of the human experience.

Cultures all over the world celebrate and honor family members in different ways. In Celebrating Families Around the World, readers will explore holidays, customs, and traditions that show love and appreciation for the people in our lives that help make us who we are and learn about these family celebrations:

  • An American Mother's Day
  • A Mexican Día Del Níno
  • Chinese Xiao
  • A Zulu Imbeleko ceremony

  • The How the World Celebrates series offers readers the chance to explore celebrations like never before, taking a journey around the globe to see how young people experience important celebrations in their lives and the lives of their family and community. Through the lens of young people from around the world, one from the United States, and three others from places across the globe, readers will experience the excitement and joy of cultural and community traditions that bring people together.

    This narrative nonfiction series uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers and includes sidebars that support geography, world history, and world cultures curriculum.

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      • School Library Journal

        April 1, 2025

        Gr 5-8-This delightful series explores how different cultures celebrate family, birthdays, national holidays, and other significant moments throughout the year. Each chapter presents a celebration in a narrative format, incorporating traditional activities, foods, and songs. Readers will discover unique customs, such as Mexico's playful cake-in-the-face birthday tradition and South Korea's first birthday celebration marking the start of childhood. In China, families honor their elders, while the Zulu introduce newborns to their ancestors through special ceremonies. Vibrant images showcase traditional foods and clothing, while fun facts appear in small text boxes. The books conclude with an interactive activity, additional resources, a glossary, and an index. VERDICT A worthy addition to any library.

        Copyright 2025 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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