by Kate Depalma (Author) Martina Peluso (Illustrator)
Explora festivales de la cosecha de todo el mundo, ¡ahora en español! El texto lírico y rimado y las obras de arte exuberantes y detalladas de la artista italiana Martina Peluso sumergen a los jóvenes lectores en algunas de las tradiciones más antiguas del mundo. Nueve páginas de notas finales ricas y educativas profundizan en más información sobre las 12 culturas exploradas en el libro e invitan a los lectores jóvenes a hacer preguntas sobre los alimentos y el trabajo que los produce.
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An enticing look at harvest rituals, foods, and festivities.
The combination of harvest celebrations that occur in different countries at different times of the year makes this book distinctive and worth purchasing.
A look at rituals practiced and food served during harvest holidays globally.
A useful multicultural addition to classroom units on harvests and Thanksgiving.
A series of eye-pleasing, digitally rendered double-page spreads depicts twelve different holiday traditions around the world.
Kate DePalma was born and raised outside Nashville, TN, USA. As Senior Editor at Barefoot Books, she has helped develop dozens of picture books, as well as authoring her own, including those published under her pseudonym, Sunny Scribens. She holds an M.A. in Classics from the University of Texas and is also a published poet and scholar. Kate lives with her husband and daughter in Pennsylvania, USA.
Martina Peluso has wanted to be an illustrator ever since she read The BFG by Roald Dahl when she was young. After growing up in Tuscany and Naples, Italy, she studied Art of Printing at the Institute of Art in Naples and has taken illustration courses at Sarmede and Pavia. She has worked in all areas of illustration, including advertising, packaging, editorial and design; her artwork has been exhibited throughout the world. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.