The Vigil of the Little Angels: Day of the Dead in Mexico

by Mary J. Andrade

Book Overview

Cultural Writing. Illustrated children's book. This bilingual book narrates the way children celebrate the Day of the Dead in the island of Janitzio in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Fully illustrated by Jose J. Murguia, with photo essays and text by Mary J. Andrade, this book seeks to both instruct children in the traditions of the ancestral celebration and keep the tradition alive. Andrade has won The Mexican Silver Pen award for recognition of other work she has done about the Day of the Dead in Michoacan. Her books about the Day of the Dead in Michoacan, Oaxaca and Mexico City are also available from SPD.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966587634
• ISBN13: 9780966587630
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: La Oferta Review
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 6

Customer Reviews

Vibrant colors and emphatic traditions pepper this book

This bilingual picturebook, with its full text presented to young readers in both English and Spanish, uses narration, photographs, and illustrations to teach children about the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, an annual holiday to honor and remember all those who have passed. Vibrant colors and emphatic traditions pepper this book, which makes for a brilliant multicultural reading experience. The Vigil Of The Angels is perfect for a child who is learning to speak both English and Spanish, regardless of which language he or she learned first. The text and photos are by Mary J. Andrade. The illustrations are by Jose J. Murguia.