murrayhowie's review against another edition
5.0
Every page is a different poem about a new year celebration from a different culture. While none of the individual poems are ground breaking, I thought it achieved the goal perfectly of a very simple cultural introduction to many countries. I learned about a lot of celebrations I was unfamiliar with so it was good for the whole family.
muddypuddle's review against another edition
4.0
What a wonderful concept for a poetry book, poems that explain or commemorate New Year celebrations (of all sorts!) in New York City, Scotland, Russia, Iran, Thailand, Jordan, New Zealand, Chile, Ancient Egypt, India, Ethiopia, Israel, Ecuador, Spain, and China!Susan L. Roth's illustration, done in cut paper, are equisite. A lovely anthology with great resources and information at the end.
mrs_mazzola_reads's review against another edition
3.0
This book had a lot of potential to be great, but it misses the mark a bit in execution. New Year celebrations and holidays of light are a perennial topic in elementary classrooms, and I was excited to see a more diverse and global representation of those holidays than the typical classroom topics.
Also, the collage style illustrations are stunning. Unfortunately, the poems are a little flat, which is unexpected since I normally enjoy Marilyn Singer's poetry. Will still be popular and useful with teachers, so I will get a copy for my library.
*Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher for a digital copy. All opinions are my own.
Also, the collage style illustrations are stunning. Unfortunately, the poems are a little flat, which is unexpected since I normally enjoy Marilyn Singer's poetry. Will still be popular and useful with teachers, so I will get a copy for my library.
*Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher for a digital copy. All opinions are my own.
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