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Celebrating Harvest starts from what children may already know about fruits and vegetables. It explores what "harvest" means and explains how some people thank God for food and creation. The Christian harvest festival is described and children are encouraged to think about how they could prepare for their own school harvest festival.

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ISBN-13:	9780237543730
Publisher:	MMS Gold
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Series:	Start Up Religion
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

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Ruth Nason is the author of many nonfiction titles for children.

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04/21/2014
This educational primer, part of the Start-Up Religion series, presents why and how Christians and Jews celebrate harvest. Nason (Visiting a Mosque) combines short written descriptions with photographs and other illustrations on pages tinted with washes of pastel colors. A spread dedicated to “Harvest thanks,” for example, includes several photos: a close-up of sunflower seeds, a girl watering plants, a boy adding soil, a tractor plowing a field, and birds flying against a sunset. A drawing of a basket filled with produce appears beside the text, “What would you say thanks for?” Along a yellow ribbon at bottom run words in a vocabulary list: “harvest, thank you, God, believe, water, soil.” The “Harvest festival” page depicts children in front of a church sanctuary decorated with grapes, bread, and flowers, while the Sukkot pages show sukkahs from outside and inside, with information and questions. Ten aspects of harvest-related celebrations are treated on full-spread pages, while back matter gives information for parents and teachers including new words, suggested activities, and recommended websites. An informative and engaging introduction with interfaith application. Ages 3–5. (May)

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"An informative and engaging introduction with interfaith application." —Publishers Weekly

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2014-03-03
The annual harvest from farm to table is explored with a religious perspective, focusing on Christian harvest traditions and the Jewish celebration of Sukkot. Crisp color photography highlights children in scenes of farming and the harvesting of fruits and vegetables. The book features several instructive points about the variety of produce available, the harvest concept and sharing. Finally, it covers two different yet corresponding religious ways to observe the harvest and thank God. Church-based harvest festivals are illustrated by the decorating of a church with various breads, wheat stalks and baskets of food. Sukkot is shown with the building and decorating of a Sukkah and how this symbol of a shelter or hut relates to the ancient Jewish celebration. An informative and eye-catching design on glossy paper offers a large, multicolored print, the majority of text blocks in black against soft pale backgrounds, with key words in bold blue; these are repeated in a vocabulary border at the bottom of each page. The text is largely framed in questions, encouraging personal response and discussion. The simplicity and functionality of the book's premise is enhanced with an addendum of teaching suggestions for specific pages and more detailed background information about the concepts presented. This will serve well in both religious and nonreligious settings for fall curriculum support. (websites, index) (Informational picture book. 5-7)

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