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Kwanzaa / Darwin McBeth Walton.
LIBRA - Rare GT4403 .W36 1999 Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walton, Darwin McBeth.
- Series:
- World of holidays
- A world of holidays
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kwanzaa--Juvenile literature.
- Kwanzaa.
- African Americans--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Literature.
- Juvenile works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 31 pages, 1 unnumbered page : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, Tex. : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, ©1999.
- Summary:
- Discusses the origins and symbols of Kwanzaa, the holiday that focuses on African American history, culture, and experiences, and offers suggestions for ways to celebrate this holiday.
- Contents:
- What is Kwanzaa?
- The African American Story
- The First Fruits
- The Seven Symbols
- The Seven Days and Seven Principles: Umoja; Kujichagulia; Ujima; Ujamaa; Nia; Kuumba; Imani
- Let's Celebrate!
- Notes:
- "Editors: Sabina Crewe, Kathy DeVico."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- ISBN:
- 0817255613
- 9780817255619
- 081728107X
- 9780817281076
- OCLC:
- 38468432
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