Rondina, Catherine and Illustrated by Oakley, Jacqui Lighting Our World: A Year of Celebrations 32 pgs. Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2012. $14.00. (Rating: G)
A wide variety
of world holidays and celebrations ordered by month. Colorful pastel like
illustrations cover the large pages. The summaries are small and geared towards
elementary aged students. It includes the country and some details of origin and
what the holiday entails.
I never realized
how many celebrations include fire and burning a variety of things! I really
like how this book was set up and summaries were perfect for short assignments.
I did not enjoy the dated looking illustrations; they reminded me strongly of the
Disneyland ride “It’s a small world”; with round dots of color on the cheeks of
many children -reminiscent of clowns. I can’t understand why more books about
real non-fiction topics don’t include photography instead of illustrations.
ELEMENTARY –OPTIONAL
Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian
& Author.
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