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Lonely Planet Kids a Time to Celebrate

Lonely Planet Kids a Time to Celebrate

Explore Festivals from Around the World

by Kate Baker and Ya-Ling Huang
Board book
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 18/10/2022

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A follow-up to A Place Called Home, this beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap book explores and celebrates different people, places, cultures and traditions from across the world. Featuring eight festivals - at least one from each of the inhabited continents - this title provides a glimpse into diverse traditions, customs and beliefs. By lifting the flaps and reading the gentle, educational text, readers can find out about New Year in China, Christmas in Germany, Carnival in Rio, the Day of the Dead in Mexico and much more.

Celebrations include:

  • The Garma Festival, Arnhem Land region, Australia
  • Chinese New Year, Beijing, China
  • Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Ramadan in Morocco, Africa
  • Day of the Dead, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Diwali, Mumbai or Jaipur, India
  • Tu Bi'Shivat Festival, New York, USA
  • Christmas in Frankfurt, Germany

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

ISBN:
9781838695323
9781838695323
Category:
People & places (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Board book
Publication Date:
18-10-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Country of origin:
Ireland
Dimensions (mm):
217.17x217.17x15.88mm
Weight:
0.51kg
Ya-Ling Huang

Ya-Ling Huang was born in Taiwan and received her master's degree in children's book illustration in the U.K., where she now makes her home. Ya-Ling writes and illustrates her own stories, and illustrates other picture books, young adult novels and magazines.

When she was seven, Ya-Ling decided she wanted to be a storyteller, and she has been creating stories and comics ever since. In 2016, her work was shortlisted for the Bologna International Award for Illustration, highly commended for the Macmillan Prize and awarded second place in Poland's Katowice \"A Well Designed Book\" competition.

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