Product Description
Mexico's Day of the Dead fascinates U.S readers, whether for its joyful celebration of an unusual tradition or because it simply feels like home. San Vicente lets children join the celebration as they watch the skeletons rock, rattle, and roll those long old bones as they get ready for the biggest event of their social calendar. A short and fun essay, directed toward young readers, will explain this important Mexican holiday.
Product Videos
Custom Field
Author Luis San Vicente
Binding Hardcover
Language Spanish/English
Book Type Nonfiction
Grade Content 4
Guided Reading Level J
Lexile 900
Accelerated Reading Level 4.3
Subject Modern Languages
Copyright 2002
![Tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist Josae Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913) ... [and] have become synonymous with Mexico's Daia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe's, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the ... life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ihxwih4mzs/images/stencil/500x659/products/15237/22482/61%252B5QZu9FmL._SX410_BO1_204_203_200___74006.1519932030.jpg?c=2 "Tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist Josae Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913) ... [and] have become synonymous with Mexico's Daia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe's, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the ... life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity")