Pre-Owned The 12 Days of Christmas (Hardcover) 9780399250736

from rsaenz4

Summary: A multicultural story about the twelve days of Christmas. The format is similar to the traditional "12 Days of Christmas." Comments: The illustrations are beautiful. I like how the story is about a culture different from the dominant culture here in the United States.

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Impulse grab at the library because of Isadora.  Glad I did - it is truly lovely.  And, obviously, creative, original, refreshing.  Text is only the verses; art is just illustration, so, nothing extra to the story experience.  But, oh my, the pictures!  This would make an...

from amoore1

This book's text is the same as the "12 Days of Christmas" lyrics that we are familiar with in America. However, the illustrations give a new light to the words. The illustrations are African and have a very tribal vibe. For example, the illustration along with "On the fifth day of Christmas my t...

from Klefort

12 Days of Christmas is based on the song. Rachel Isadora has placed a code containing pictures for the part of the song before it, so the reader has to memorize the previous parts of the song. I like this part because it plays into memorization. You only have the illustrations to help you. I als...

from sarahbatte

This is the story of the 12 days of christmas, Except it is a multicultural depiction of the 12 days of christmas. I believe that it is of african decent .