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Korean Celebrations: Festivals, Holidays and Traditions Hardcover – Illustrated, Aug. 13 2019
Tina Cho (Author) Find all the books, read about the author and more. See search results for this author |
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This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, stories, foods and other activities like the following:
- Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeon—sweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Korea's version of Thanksgiving)
- Folding a paper carnation—a favorite Parent's Day gift!
- Making your own board game to play Yut-Nori—a game of luck and strategy that's played during Seollal, Korea's all-important New Year celebrations
- Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Korea's written language—which is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)!
- Making a paper fan—something kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around!
- Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treats—which have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day
- Dano—the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests
- Children's Day—a spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun
- Daeboreum—a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods
- Special birthdays—(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations.
- Buddhist and Christian holidays—like Christmas and Buddha's Birthday.
- Reading age8 - 12 years
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Lexile measure910L
- Dimensions22.1 x 1.78 x 27.43 cm
- PublisherTuttle Publishing
- Publication dateAug. 13 2019
- ISBN-100804846944
- ISBN-13978-0804846943
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"…There is a wealth of information conveyed in a simple seasonal ceremony that helps bridge cultures and bring people together. This delightful book encompasses all that and more…It's a wonderful book for anyone with an interest in traditional Korean culture." —KidsR.US blog
"Deftly written and charmingly illustrated…Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities and will prove to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to elementary school, middle school, and community library collections."—Midwest Book Review
"…Kids not only learn the significance of the celebrations, there are tons of hands-on activities, too!…There are many other fun bits of information highlighted in the book, such as the national anthem, a look at the Korean flag, and how to write in Korean. I love the whimsical watercolor illustrations that bring the celebrations to life for young readers."—All Done Monkey blog
"…a comprehensive list book of fun and fascinating festivals, holidays and traditions of Korea…From Korean Alphabet Day to the Ginseng to the Mud to the Ice Festival,Korean Celebrations contains eye-catching illustrations for the young reader." —Eeyagi Tales blog
"…a must-have book about Korean culture, holidays, celebrations, with doses of history and notes on modern takes." —Asian Lit for Kids
About the Author
Farida Zaman is an award-winning multimedia artist producing illustration for magazines, wrapping paper, greeting cards, billboards and books. She is the illustrator ofMy First Book of Hindi Words. She lives and works in Toronto. See her work at www.faridazaman.com
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- Publisher : Tuttle Publishing; Illustrated edition (Aug. 13 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 48 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0804846944
- ISBN-13 : 978-0804846943
- Item weight : 482 g
- Dimensions : 22.1 x 1.78 x 27.43 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #571,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the authors
Tina Cho is the author of Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans (Little Bee Books 2018), Korean Celebrations (Tuttle Publishing 2019), My Breakfast with Jesus (Harvest House June 2020), and The Ocean Calls: A Mermaid Haenyeo Story (Kokila August 2020), and The Girl’s Guide to Manners published by Rose Kidz. Tina writes for the educational and children’s markets. She lives in South Korea with her husband and two children while teaching at an international school.
Farida Zaman is a Toronto based illustrator, author and educator known for her upbeat, bright friendly yet sophisticated and whimsical style. She specializes in children’s picture book publishing, map art and lifestyle illustration. She has worked with clients like Latin Grammy Awards, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Out London, Swatch, WHO, Unicef , Random House, London Underground, Toronto Transit Commission and many more.
Farida’s first authored picture book is “ I Want to Be” A Gutsy Girl’s ABC was published recently in spring 2020.
She is also known for her travel art used for posters and jigsaw puzzles.
Farida's love of global culture comes from travels from her childhood, collecting beautiful objects as a great source of inspiration for her work. She uses a range of materials - watercolours, acrylic paints, gouache, and at times finishing it off on Photoshop.
She is a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York, SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), and CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers)
Farida is currently an instructor at Toronto’s Avenue Road Art School and teaches fine art and illustration. She has lived and worked in Geneva, London, and New York, and now lives in Toronto.
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