Joys of Spring

<p><em>Joys of Spring: Spring Celebrations</em> <em>around</em> <em>the</em> <em>World</em> is a children’s picture book for ages 3 - 9. The story is narrated by a friendly parrot who flies around the world to visit 12 spring festivals on six different continents. The spring celebrations are: Noruz Passover Gelede Kolla Raymi Killa Wattle Day Sakura Matsuri Chun Fen Basant Panchami Holi Easter Yancuic Xuithuil and Earth Day.  There are 13 color illustrations.<br /><br>   At the end of the story there are simple and fun activities for children parents and teachers a map of the world and a pronunciation guide for the 12 holidays. <em>Joys</em> <em>of</em> <em>Spring</em> would add to any family school or community celebration of spring. It is a valuable enrichment book for the classroom and library touching on subjects of geography history and anthropology in clear child-friendly language with colorful illustrations. </p><p> </p><p> </p>