Bibliograph

Winter holiday stories from around the world

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Winter holiday stories from around the world

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

resource.interestAgeLevel

"Ages 3-9"--Container

Main title

Winter holiday stories from around the world

Medium

videorecording Playaway View

Runtime

Summary

The Night Before Christmas: The story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve is beautifully brought to life with illustrations and festive musicToo many tamales: Everyone is coming for Christmas at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the "masa" to make tamales. When her mother takes off her ring, Maria tries it on and is beside herself when, hours later, she thinks it has been kneaded into the tamalesIn the Month of Kislev: A wealthy, arrogant merchant learns the true meaning og Hanukkah when he takes the family of a poor peddler to court for savoring the smell of his wife's pancakes from outside their windowSeven Candles for Kwanzaa: The unique African-American holiday commemorates the strength of the family ties, respect for ancesters, commitment to the growth of community, and graditude for life's bounties

Table Of Contents

The night before Christmas / by Clement Clarke Moore ; illustration by Tomie DePaola ; narrated by David de Vries (6 minutes) -- Too many tamales / by Gary Soto ; illustration by Ed Martinez ; narrated by Blanca Camacho (13 minutes) -- In the month of Kislev / by Nina Jaffe ; illustration by Louise August ; narrated by Theodore Bikel (13 minutes) -- Seven candles for Kwanzaa / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; illustration by Brian Pinkney ; narrated by Alfre Woodard ; music by Crystal Taliefero (10 minutes)

Target audience

juvenile

Technique

animation

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Contributor