Authors: Maria Bonfanti Esche, Clare Bonfanti Braham, Mary Jones
ISBN-13: 9781556522925, ISBN-10: 1556522924
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Date Published: March 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Both Maria Bonfanti Esche and Clare Bonfanti Braham have worked as day-care providers. Esche is a librarian. She lives in Trenton, New Jersey. Braham lives in Marlton, New Jersey.
Children love learning about special days and celebrating them with arts and crafts. Skipping the typical green shamrocks, orange paper pumpkins, and red doily hearts, Kids Celebrate! lists 100 days to remember with 200 related activities for children and grown-ups. There’s a Hansel and Gretel walk for Jakob Grimm’s birthday, a Mexican fiesta for Cinco de Mayo, and a first aid kit to make in honor of Clara Barton’s Birthday. The significance of each special day is explained in this educational tribute to the holidays, history, and accomplishments of many cultures and many people.
Excellent job of exposing families to a wide variety of concepts . . . a terrific resource for families . . . fun and instructive.