El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)

From the Series Yo solo: Festividades (On My Own Holidays)

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

The Day of the Dead is a special holiday celebrated in many places like Mexico and parts of the United States to honor people who have died. It’s celebrated between October 31 and November 2 and there are costumes, but no one says, “trick-or-treat.” There is candy, but this candy is shaped like coffins and skeletons. People picnic in cemeteries, go to parades, set off fireworks, and bake special breads and meals to remember friends and family members who have died.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category Holidays, Spanish-Language
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand On My Own Books
Imprint ediciones Lerner
Language Spanish
Publication Date 2011-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF026090, JNF026140, JNF038070
Dewey 300
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Guided Reading Level O
ATOS Reading Level 4.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 77058
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Maps, Note to adults, Reviewed, and Timeline

Author: Linda Lowery

Linda Lowery is an award-winning author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books for readers from preschool to middle grade. She currently lives in Tennessee.

Illustrator: Barbara Knutson

Barbara Knutson was the award-winning author and illustrator of many children’s books, including How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots and Love and Roast Chicken. A resident of St. Paul and a cherished member of Twin Cities literary community, Ms. Knutson grew up in South Africa and traveled extensively throughout the world. She drew on her firsthand experiences abroad to create the rich, multicultural stories and folktales for which she became so well known. She passed away in 2005.

Reviews

MultiCultural Review

“. . .this simple, easy-to-read introduction to El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) does convey the spirit of this enduring holiday.”
MultiCultural Review