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Birthdays around the World

Margriet Ruurs

Birthdays Around the World compares birthday customs in several cultures. Mercedes in Peru has cake and mazamorra morada, while Ieva in Latvia is lifted in a birthday chair once for every year. In Vietnam, Phuc Khang takes part in Tet, when everyone in the country becomes a year older together. The book shows that birthdays are universal but celebrated differently, and includes a glossary and back matter. Cut-paper collage and Photoshop illustrations accompany the examples.

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Themes
Cultural Heritage · Food And Cooking · Geography · Holidays And Celebrations
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Published
September 5, 2017
ISBN-13
9781771386241
Language
English
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