Un barrilete / Barrilete - para el Da de los Muertos / A Kite for the Day of the Dead

Juan, a Quichâe Indian boy from the village of Santiago Sacatepâequez, Guatemala, his brother, and his friends make a giant kite to fly on the Day of the Dead in memory of Juan's grandfather, who taught him how to make the traditional kites.

About the author

ELISA AMADO is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written My Friend (Mi amiga), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; Un Barrilete para el Día de los Muertos / Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead; Cousins (Primas), illustrated by Luis Garay; and Tricycle (El triciclo), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Américas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto.

Summary

In Guatemala, there is a village called Santiago Sacatepéquez. It is a very small but famous place because once a year, on the Day of the Dead, the people of Santiago fly some of the biggest kites in the world. As large as seven meters (twenty-three feet) in diameter, they fill the sky over the cemetery with brilliant colors.

Juan and his brothers always helped their grandfather build the kite for the Day of the Dead. But their grandfather has recently died, and the boys must carry on the tradition on their own. This beautifully photographed book shows us the village of Santiago and tells us Juan’s story as he gathers the materials, builds the kite and, finally, flies it with the help of his friends.

Additional text

"Barrilete allows children to view another culture through the lens of a holiday." — School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Elisa Amado
• Assisted by: Joya Hairs (Photographer), Joya Hairs (Photographs)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2012
• EAN: 9781554981120
• ISBN: 978-1-55498-112-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 209 mm x 212 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 113 g
• Illustrations: Color photos throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, Holidays & seasonal interest, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Holidays and celebrations, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories