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Author Ganeri, Anita, 1961- author.

Title Celebrating birth around the world / Anita Ganeri.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Heinemann Raintree, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 618.4 GANERI    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Series Cultures and customs
Ganeri, Anita, 1961- Cultures and customs.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents Celebrating birth -- Honey and horoscopes -- Sacred names -- Red eggs and ginger -- Special food around the world -- Call to prayer -- Sitting in a cradle -- Being baptized -- Inuit names -- Seeing the sun -- Happy birthday, everyone! -- Birthday Fun around the world -- Make a Hopi cradle doll.
Summary Discover a wonderful world of celebrations from around the world. Featuring the world's main religions as well as some little-known ceremonies and festivals, this book takes an intriguing and colorful look at how birth is celebrated in many different places.
Subject Childbirth -- Cross-cultural studies -- Juvenile literature.
Birth customs -- Cross-cultural studies -- Juvenile literature.
Birth customs. (OCoLC)fst00833248
Childbirth. (OCoLC)fst00854780
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies. (OCoLC)fst01423769
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN 9781410980151 (hb)
1410980154 (hb)
9781410980205 (pb)
1410980200 (pb)
9781410980304 (ebook)
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