Overview

Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colourful festivals and family celebrations - wonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods.  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) 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)!  In this book, kids will learn about many special Korean celebrations and festivals such as:  Dano - the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests  Daeboreum - a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods   ... and plenty more. Because in Korea, a holiday or celebration is always just around the corner! Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities.

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Colorful, informative, and engaging...This charming introductory resource will inform and motivate elementary readers to participate in and learn more about South Korean culture. - School Library Journal

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 ...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 Colorful, informative, and engaging...This charming introductory resource will inform and motivate elementary readers to participate in and learn more about South Korean culture. - School Library Journal

...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 ...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 ...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 Colorful, informative, and engaging...This charming introductory resource will inform and motivate elementary readers to participate in and learn more about South Korean culture. -- School Library Journal 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 Through games, crafts, foods and stories, Korean Celebration: Festivals, Holidays, and Traditions by Tina Cho offers young readers a window into Korean cultural celebrations, including how Chuseok is celebrated. --Michelle Yang, Care.com

Author Information

Tina Cho is a versatile educator and children's author on subjects from language to etiquette to social action. She is the author of Rice from Heaven: the Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans, Let's Learn Korean! and Korean Picture Dictionary, among others. She has studied and taught in the US. She lives in Korea with her husband and children. Farida Zaman is an award-winning multimedia artist producing illustration for magazines, wrapping paper, greeting cards, billboards and books. She is the illustrator of My First Book of Hindi Words. She lives and works in Toronto. See her work at www.faridazaman.com

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