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Un barrilete / Barrilete: para el Dia de los Muertos / A Kite for the Day of the Dead

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Book Description
In Guatemala, there is a village called Santiago Sacatep�quez. It is a very small but famous place because once a year, on the day of the Day of the Dead, the people of Santiago fly some of the biggest kites in the world. As large as seven meters (twenty-three feet) wide, they fill the sky over the cemetery with brilliant colors.

Juan and his brothers always helped their grandfather build t... More
Book Information
PublisherGroundwood Books
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages32
ISBN-101554981123
ISBN-13978-1554981120
Publication Date07/24/2012
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About Elisa Amado (Author) : Elisa Amado is a published author, editor, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Elisa Amado include Oloyou, The Black Book of Colors, Light Foot/Pies ligeros, and Tri... more
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About Joya Hairs (Photographer) : Joya Hairs is a published illustrator and a photographer of children's books. Published credits of Joya Hairs include Un Barrilete: Para El Dia de Los Muertos / Barrilete, Barrilete: A Kite for the Da... more
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