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Series
Criterion collection volume 410
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (17 p.).
Description
Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Description
"El Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is here--a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Tamales and sweets are ready to eat. Soon it will be time for picnics, music, and a costume parade! Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico and throughout Latin America"--Dust jacket.
"It's Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and children...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo go to Mexico to visit Fred's computer pen pal and to celebrate the Day of the Dead festivities, which become less festive when a towering, glowering Chupacabra monster turns up to terrify both tourists and locals. The young snoops smell a conspiracy, and as they chase down clues their search for the truth leads them into sundry Mexican antiquities - ancient tombs and temples - where danger increases exponentially....
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to the Mariachi and Unicornio, there's a special calavera for each letter of the alphabet. Come dance with them!
Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year. Includes facts about The Remembering Day, El dia de los muertos.
Hace mucho tiempo en lo que vendr?a a ser llamado M?xico , como mam? Alma y su nieta , Bella, recordar momentos...
9) Ghost wings
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 26 cm.
Description
While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"Welcome to the Family! It's just like yours: father, mother, sister, brother, abuelita, gato. Well, but, there's something just a little bit different about this family. Maybe it's those clothes they wear... just a little bit fashion backward. And the colors! So vibrant and... lively. Maybe that's what it is. They are just so full of life. Familia-life from a Day of the Dead perspective!"--
11) Day of the dead
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
24 pages ; cm.
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Day of the Dead. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
12) Days of the Dead
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"The folk art inspired by Day of the Dead, celebrated in Mexico and around the world, including the American Southwest, powerfully communicates the cultural traditions of this joyous holiday. As a companion volume to the authors' Day of the Dead, this book focuses on the artistic imagery of Day of the Dead, including the skulls, skeletons, and the iconic figure of Catrina, as seen in various pieces of market art, community art and contemporary art....
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Description
"In the vein of Coco, this bright board book highlights the beauty of Daia de Muertos with colorful felt lift-the-flaps that look just like papel picado revealing details of the holiday"--
19) Coco
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
En la vibrante historia de Disney Pixar que trata sobre familia, diversión y aventuras, un joven aspirante a músico llamada Miguel emprende un viaje extraordinario a la mágica tierra de sus ancestros. Allí, el encantador tramposo Héctor se convierte en un amigo inesperado que ayuda a Miguel a revelar los misterios detrás de las historias y tradiciones de su familia.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Latino rock greats Los Lobos, the salsa-rap-reggae-funk Ozomatli and the all-female mariachi band Flor de Toloache lead this musical celebration of this much anticipated and highly celebrated fiesta by people of Mexican heritage everywhere. Taped before a live audience in the "underworld" of The Caverns subterranean amphitheater, ¡̕Da de los Muertos! is a high-energy offering to celebrate a wonderful, ancient tradition. Plus, in between performances,...
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