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The Day of the Dead / El Día de los Muertos: A Bilingual Celebration
32 pp.
| Holiday |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2214-2$16.95
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Translated by Teresa Mlawer.
A family honors its ancestors on el Día de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead. The sing-songy rhyming text (which is more effective in the Spanish translation) lists activities associated with the holiday: food preparation, dancing, candle lighting, and remembering. Barner's colorful mixed-media illustrations are livelier than his text. An author's note (in English) provides additional information.