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The easy-to-organize projects in this book are organized around important Latino holidays and are inspired by artesenías (Latino folk art) traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. And, because each project is tied to literature, kids get the reading bug early!

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• Acknowledgments(p. vii)
• Glossary(p. ix)
• 1 Latino Craft Programming and Planning(p. 1)
• Craft Programming(p. 1)
• Craft Planning(p. 2)
• Using Recommended Books and Activities(p. 3)
• 2 Day of the Child/Day of the Book/Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros: April 30(p. 5)
• Preschool Program: Straw Streamers(p. 6)
• After-School Program: Cascarones(p. 6)
• Family Program: Family Codice(p. 7)
• Family Program: Paper Beads(p. 8)
• Activities(p. 10)
• 3 Fifth of May/Cinco de Mayo: May 5(p. 12)
• Preschool Program: Chiles on a String(p. 13)
• After-School Program: Chile Pepper Magnet(p. 13)
• After-School Program: Tin Art(p. 14)
• Family Program: Oaxacan Sun(p. 18)
• Family Program: Making Gorditas(p. 19)
• Activities(p. 19)
• 4 Hispanic Heritage Month/Mes de la Herencia Hispana: September 15-October 15(p. 21)
• Preschool Programs: Flags(p. 21)
• Brazil(p. 22)
• Chile(p. 23)
• Costa Rica(p. 24)
• El Salvador(p. 25)
• Guatemala(p. 26)
• Honduras(p. 27)
• Mexico(p. 28)
• Nicaragua(p. 29)
• After-School Program: Corn Husk Dolls(p. 30)
• Family Program: Incan Headdress(p. 32)
• Family Program: Incan Headband(p. 34)
• Activities(p. 35)
• 5 Day(s) of the Dead/Dia(s) de los Muertos: November 1 and 2(p. 37)
• Preschool Program: Calavera Mask(p. 38)
• After-School Program: Day of the Dead Skull(p. 40)
• After-School Program: Day of the Dead Papel Picado(p. 41)
• Family Program: Skeleton Puppet(p. 44)
• Activities(p. 44)
• 6 Christmas/Navidad(p. 48)
• Preschool Program: Christmas Tree(p. 49)
• Preschool Program: Three Kings Silhouettes(p. 51)
• After-School Program: Ojos de Dios(p. 54)
• Family Program: Farolitos(p. 56)
• Family Program: Poinsettia Paper Flowers(p. 57)
• Christmas Punch/Ponche Navideno Recipe(p. 57)
• Activities(p. 58)
• 7 Everyday Crafts(p. 59)
• After-School Program: Paper Bag Pinata(p. 59)
• After-School Program: Papier-Mache Balloon Pinata(p. 62)
• Family Program: Paper Flowers(p. 62)
• Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Flower-Flavored Water) Recipe(p. 64)
• Sweet Tamales Recipe(p. 65)
• Salsa Recipe(p. 65)
• Activities(p. 66)
• Appendix Engrudo and Migajon
• Engrudo/Glue Recipe(p. 67)
• Migajon/Dough Recipe(p. 67)
• Bibliography(p. 69)

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Library Journal Review

Two California children's services librarians offer step-by-step guidance, along with detailed instructions and photographs, for 25 crafts projects that revolve around Latino holidays (Cinco de Mayo, Hispanic Heritage Month, Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos, and Christmas/Navidad) and are inspired by (mostly Mexican) folk traditions. The projects include masks, cornhusk dolls, and pi$atas and require inexpensive, easy-to-find materials. Each chapter also includes suggested books to encourage children to read and additional activities for families.-WWW (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

School Library Journal Review

A good resource to have on hand to help support multicultural curriculum programming. Following an excellent chapter on planning, the projects are organized around important Latino holidays and are inspired by artesenias (Latino folk art) traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. For each celebration, there is a suggested program for preschoolers, after-schoolers, and families; each program incorporates the craft with songs, poems, and books. Activities include making pinatas, paper flowers, sweet tamales, and salsa. Each project includes a brief background, supplies needed, clear instructions, and recommended books to round out the activity. Each chapter ends with a list of additional songs and poems. Black-and-white photos accompany some of the instructions. The annotated bibliography is an excellent source to refer to when deciding which other books to use to round out a storytime/craft program.-Diane Olivo-Posner, Long Beach Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.