Day of the Dead
From the Series Holidays
The Day of the Dead (or Dia de los muertos) is a special Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed away. Readers will learn about how people celebrate the holiday with the creation of altars and traditional foods. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Interest Level | Preschool - Grade 2 |
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Reading Level | Kindergarten |
Copyright | 2018 |
BISACS | JNF026000, JNF038070, JNF053030 |
Genre | Beginning Readers, Nonfiction |
Publisher | Abdo Publishing |
Imprint | Abdo Kids Junior |
Series | Holidays (Abdo Kids Junior) |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Lexile | 260 |
ISBN | 9781532103919 |
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Title Format | Reinforced book |
Release Date | 2017-12-15 |
Author | Julie Murray |
Features | Glossary of key words, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents |
Dewey | 394.264 |
Graphics | Full-color photographs |
Dimensions | 9.75 x 9 |
Guided Reading Level | D |
ATOS Reading Level | 1.1 |
Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 193253 |
Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Holidays – School Library Connection
Each book includes a brief explanation of the holiday covered with photographs to illuminate the text, a section which details “Signs of the holiday,” and online information with codes to access crafts, games, and videos.
Holidays – School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
A brief look at both religious and secular holidays. Bright white backgrounds with a succinct sentence on the left of each spread is illustrated with full color photographs that bleed over from the right page. Included at the end of each title is a code to use online to access crafts, games, and videos related to each holiday. A useful introductory series to circulate in public library early learning collections and in preschool settings.