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Chargement... Early American Christmas (original 1987; édition 1987)par Tomie dePaola (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreAn Early American Christmas par Tomie dePaola (1987)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A family has just moved from Germany to a small village in America. They are the only family in the village who celebrate Christmas. The book describes and illustrates all the beautiful traditions that this family has. Each year, more and more people of the village begin celebrating Christmas until the whole village celebrates together! I noticed that the illustrations were different in this book than in ones I previously read. There were more colors, and the pictures seemed brighter. Many of the illustrations were also placed against a white background, which drew my attention straight to the picture. The illustrations in this book really captured my attention and made me want to continue reading. I am not sure that this would be appropriate in a classroom, unless it was used as a history lesson because of the religion involved. However, I think it would be a very interesting book for students to read and gain an understanding of how Christmas used to be celebrated. I personally was not aware of many of the traditions that this book introduced me too, and I really liked getting to see how people used to celebrate Christmas. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
The inhabitants of a New England village never make much fuss about Christmas until a new family moves in and celebrates the holiday in a special way. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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As a long-time fan of Tomie dePaola's work, I was not surprised to find myself enjoying An Early American Christmas immensely, although I do regret encountering it first as an adult, as I believe my childhood self would have loved it even more! I greatly enjoyed the way in which dePaola chronicled all of the many customs and activities engaged in by the family, and I found the overall theme of the book—an immigrant family bringing their own holiday customs to a new land, changing that land's customs for the better (I believe!)—both inspiring and valuable. Many young children today might not be aware that many of the customs we associate with Christmas today, here in the states, were not observed by many of our earliest settlers, particularly in New England. dePaola's book therefore provides an important history lesson, in addition to spinning a charming holiday tale, and teaching the value that immigrants can bring to their new countries. The accompanying artwork here, done in trademark dePaola style (one would recognize his illustrations anywhere!), is every bit as delightful as the story, making this a wonderful package, overall. Recommended to picture book readers looking for Christmas stories with a historical, American setting. ( )