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Title: The Latino Holiday Book: From Cinco De Mayo to Dia De Los Muertos : The Celebrations and Traditions of Hispanic-Americans by Valerie Menard ISBN: 1-56924-646-7 Publisher: Treasure Chest Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent resource
Comment: I've been looking for descriptions of festivities from the Latin American world for a long time. And it's not easy ! Too often it's assumed that everyone knows whar Cinco de Mayo is all abour, but it's all mysterious and novel in my part of the world.
Thank you very much Valerie Menard for your excellent resource
Rating: 4
Summary: One of the best books on the subject
Comment: There are not a lot of comprehensive books on Latin American Holidays (many on individual holidays, but few books that offer a solid description of multiple holidays). This book, though it focuses exclusively on the holidays and how they are celebrated in the United States, does manage to describe a number of holidays, and best of all, gives lots of ideas for activities (whether its recipes, or children's activity, or websites to visit for more information) that would work just as well in a classroom or in your own home, whether you hope to resurrect your own families' traditions, or create new traditions of your own. The layout is lovely, and the information is fairly complete, giving historical descriptions as well as descriptions of the traditions associated with the holiday. I highly recommend this book. Also note that the book is available in Spanish, under the title (I believe) _Tradiciones_.
Rating: 4
Summary: mixed effort
Comment: There is a necessity for a book like this, although this book could have done a more even job of filling the need. A resource on some of the latino holiday/celebrations, slanted towards how they are celebrated in the U.S., this is can be a helpful resource.
The down side is not all the celbrations are covered that you would expect; practically nothing about how Carneval (Mardi Gras) is celebrated in Latin America itself, only a mention of the Miami, Florida festivity. And there is absolutely no mention of Semana Santa, the week before Easter. On the other hand, a good job of describing the difference between Cinco de Mayo and the real Mexican Independence day in September; as well as receipes and insights that give the book a light-hearted feel. If you are looking for information on a specific holiday, this good be a good resource or a complete blank: If you are looking to find out more about Lation culture, this will be helpful. This is not a travel resource to prepare so much for visiting Latin America during festivals, meant more for understanding the celebrations here in the States, how they are celebrated, why, and their origins.
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Title: It's All in the Frijoles: 100 Famous Latinos Share Real-Life Stories, Time-Tested Dichos, Favorite Folktales, and Inspiring Words of Wisdom by Yolanda Nava ISBN: 0684849003 Publisher: Fireside Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Hispanic Way by Judith Noble, Jaime Lacasa ISBN: 0844273899 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Latina's Bible: The Nueva Latina's Guide to Love, Spirituality, Family, and LA Vida by Sandra Guzman ISBN: 0609806963 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 12 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Latino History and Culture by D. H. Figueredo ISBN: 0028643607 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 16 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Americanos: Latino Life in the United States by Edward James Olmos, Lea Ybarra, Manuel Monterrey, Carlos Fuentes ISBN: 0316649090 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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