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This remarkable new book from photographer and writer team Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley captures the color and vibrancy of international children’s festivals. For 12 months, Barnabas and Anabel traveled around the world, meeting children and talking to them about the celebrations and festivals they enjoy. The children’s stories were recorded in this beautiful book, published in association with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Original photography and the children’s own words bring to life many of the world’s major religious and local celebrations from countries as far apart as Japan and Mexico, India, and Sweden. From the dazzling costumes of the Rio Carnival to the role of the elephants in Sri Lanka's Esala Perahera, children everywhere will love learning about the festivals and the wonderful ways in which these events are celebrated around the world.

Whether doing business with the Hutts or trying to get a decent haircut on Coruscant, the Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide is an invaluable tool for galactic travelers. Vividly illustrated by Sergio Aragonés, this handy volume covers the basics, including• Greetings—H'chu apenkee, o'grandio “Greetings, glorious host” in Huttese. It doesn't hurt you to be nice, and it might hurt you not to.• Travel arrangements—Zat x'ratch keezo bompaz ha in Bocce, “That scratch was there when I rented the ship.”• Asking directions—Chi ita “I am lost,” in Ewokese. Don't be afraid to seek help in the forest.• Dining—Dis foosa isa berry “this food is good.” It's always best to compliment your Gungan hosts.• Bargaining for your life—Huwaa muaa “Can I buy you a drink.” in Wookiee-speak. Try it. It just might work.A must have when traveling without your protocol droid!Bonus!—An exclusive “Behind the Sounds” look at making of the Star Wars movies from Academy Award-winning Sound Editor Ben Burtt. Discover the secrets behind the roar of Chewbacca, the chatter of the cantina crowd, and R2-D2's unique eloquence.

For the best part of a year Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley travelled around Britain to compile a portrait of British children on the eve of the new millennium. They asked the children questions about what they think and feel about their lives, their homes, their friends and their families, and about their hopes and dreams for the future. The result is an extraordinary book, Children of Britain Just Like Me. Every child in the book tells a unique story and each of them demonstrates their talent and energy in a time when the world is looking both to the past and to the future for answers. From eight-year-old Ruairidh in the north west of Scotland to Can and Cem, nine-year-old twins of Turkish decent and growing up in London, each child casts a fresh and canny eye over the world in which we live.Published in association with UNICEF and with a foreword by Robbie Williams, Children of Britain Just Like Me is a book that children will return to time and time again, and one that parents will treasure long into the future. Age 8 and over --Susan Harrison

Photographs and text depict the homes, schools, family life, and culture of young people around the world.