Celebrate Mardi Gras with Joaquin, Harlequin
By: Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy ; illustrated by Eugenia Nobati.
Contributors: Campoy, F. Isabel.
Series: Stories to celebrate
Publisher: Alfaguara Santillana USA Pub. Company
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Miami, FL
Language: eng
Subjects: Carnival -- Juvenile literature.; Carnival -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Table of contents: title: Today is mardi gras; title: The whole city is dressed; title: In gold, purple, and green; title: Just like Joaquin!; title: Look at the parade!; title: Here comes a float with pirates; title: Wizards, clowns, and kings; title: They throw necklaces, coins; title: And other shiny things; title: Gold, purple, and green; title: Just like Joaquin!; title: The band is here!; title: Ba-ba bop, bop; title: Boo-boop-toot-toot; title: Ba-bop; title: Violin, trumpet, and guitar; title: Guitar, trumpet, violin; title: Where is Joaquin; title: We have to find Joaquin! shouts his mother; title: Come, Joaquin! says Simon; title: I am not Joaquin! I am a harlequin, says the boy; title: You may be a harlequin; title: But you are still my brother; title: You do not fool me, Joaquin!; title: Joaquin, I found you! says Pilar; title: I am not joaquin! I am a harlequin, says the boy; title: You may be a harlequin; title: But you are still my brother; title: You do not fool me, Joaquin!; title: Attention, please!; title: We have a lost boy here; title: He's in a harlequin suit; title: Like others we've seen; title: Gold, purple, and green.; title: Each harlequin hugs his mom; title: Each mom hugs her harlequin; title: So much has happened in one day!; title: But now they can have fun and play; title: [speech balloon 1]; title: Mom!; title: [speech balloon 2]; title: ["mom"? in Hindi]; title: [speech balloon 3]; title: ["mom" in Chinese]; title: [speech balloon 4]; title: ["mom" in French: maman!]; title: Is it time for something sweet?; title: There's a king cake, come and eat!; title: Slice has a lucky charm; title: Which one could it be?; title: Gold?; title: Purple?; title: Green?; title: What is mardi gras?; title: "Mardi gras" means "fat tuesday" in French; title: Mardi gras is a carnival, that's a big costume party in the street! it can last many days; title: Mardi gras is the biggest carnival in the United States. It is celebrated in New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana; title: [map]; title: These floats parade in the streets of New Orleans. People throw candies and necklaces from the floats; title: They throw fake coins made of metal and chocolate, too; title: Everyone wants to catch them!; title: Musicians and dancers are everywhere! they make the carnival fun. many people come to see them; title: The best part of the carnival is wearing a costume; title: Everybody can do it; title: You and your friends can wear the same costume; title: Or, you can wear an unusual costume. a costume that no one else has!; title: Even if you don't wear a costume, you will still have fun. there is a lot to see, no doubt!