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Early Childhood: Learning about Holidays and Fairness

What's Cooking, Jamela? (Hardcover)

By Niki Daly, Niki Daly

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ISBN-13: 9780374356026
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 10/2001

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TFC REVIEW: Set in a South African township, this is a story of a young girl, Jamela, who sets out to rescue Christmas, her pet chicken, from becoming the family’s holiday meal. Throughout the book are images of South Africa including a nativity play where “Jamela played Mary and carried baby Jesus on her back like a real mama,” the Wise Men wearing “Madiba shirts,” and Christmas songs sung “to the sound of marimba and drums.” Xhosa and Zulu vocabulary is also used throughout this engaging story.

Lights for Gita (Paperback)

By Rachna Gilmore, Alice Priestley

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ISBN-13: 9780884481515
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Published: Tilbury House Publishers, 6/2003

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TFC REVIEW: Divali will not be the same for Gita and her family since they moved to the U.S. from New Delhi. With encouragement from her parents, Gita learns that the true spirit of the holiday survives, and makes a new friend in the process.

The Christmas Gift: El regalo de Navidad (Paperback)

By Francisco Jimenez, Claire B. Cotts

$6.99

ISBN-13: 9780547133645
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Published: Sandpiper, 9/2008

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TFC REVIEW: Panchito dreams of getting a red ball for Christmas; but there's no work and no money for presents, and the family must move again. The surprise on the last page reveals Papa's true gifts of kindness and love.

Day of the Dead (Paperback)

By Tony Johnston, Jeanette Winter

$7.00

ISBN-13: 9780152024468
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Published: Sandpiper, 9/2000

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TFC REVIEW: A Latino family anticipates, and prepares a celebration of the Day of the Dead.

The Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story (Hardcover)

By Hena Khan, Julie Paschkis

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780811860628
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Published: Chronicle Books, 9/2008

TFC REVIEW: A seven year old Pakistani-American girl, Yasmeen, observes the moon and learns from her mother about the meaning of Ramadan. Yasmeen then teaches her classmates about Ramadan. Features gorgeous Islamic pattern art.

Bringing Asha Home (Hardcover)

By Uma Krishnaswami, Ruth Jeyaveeran

$16.95

ISBN-13: 9781584302599
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Published: Lee & Low Books, 9/2006

TFC REVIEW: Arun waits impatiently for the arrival of his soon-to-be-adopted sister from India, hoping she will arrive in time for Rakhi, the Hindu holiday special to brothers and sisters.

Birthday Swap (Paperback)

By Loretta Lopez

$8.95

ISBN-13: 9781880000892
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Published: Lee & Low Books, 10/1999

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TFC REVIEW: In a Latino family, an older sister surprises her younger sister by planning a special birthday party.

Dumpling Soup (Paperback)

By Jama Kim Rattigan, Unknown

$6.99

ISBN-13: 9780316730471
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 4/1998

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TFC REVIEW: A little girl in a multi-ethnic Hawaiian family gets to join the women, aunts, and grandmothers in the kitchen to make dumplings for the traditional dumpling soup being prepared for the family New Year's Eve celebration.

Ramadan Moon (Hardcover)

By Na'ima B. Robert, Shirin Adl

$17.95

ISBN-13: 9781845079222
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Published: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 8/2009

TFC REVIEW: A celebration of the cycle of the moon during Ramadan. Author, Naima B. Roberts, converted to Islam in adulthood.

Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book (Hardcover)

By Jeanette Winter

$16.00

ISBN-13: 9780152051105
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Published: Harcourt Children's Books, 9/2004

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TFC REVIEW: Inspired by the life of Don Pedro Linares, this book tells the story of a family in Mexico City that makes papier-mâché calaveras in preparation for the fiesta of el Dia do los Muertos. When the calaveras are taken to market, the book shifts to an alphabet portion where the skeletons act out various Spanish words: E for enfermera (nurse), I for ilustradora (illustrator), Q for quimico (chemist). When the fiesta ends, Don Pedro, his sons, and grandsons think about preparing for next year. (An alphabet glossary is included at the end.)