THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Come take a trip around the world to see how this special time of year is celebrated in eight countries.
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Grade 2-3-After a two-page overview of the holiday, readers learn about customs and activities in eight countries, ranging from the posadas of Mexico to using small pots of newly sprouted plants as decorations in Lebanon. The 1986 edition included sections on Iran, Iraq, Spain, and Norway, which have been replaced with Ethiopia, Germany, Lebanon, Australia, and Russia. Other countries visited include China and Sweden. The watercolor illustrations are an improvement over those in the earlier edition. A world map shows the countries visited (though the colors used for Lebanon, China, and Mexico are so similar that it's difficult to tell one from another); jokes, tongue twisters, and a recipe for cornflake wreaths (cookies) are included. Libraries that have the earlier edition will still want this one.-M. A.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Christmas Around The World (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)
I was looking for a book to teach my children about how other countries celebrate Christmas. I grew up in Germany, so I started out by reading the section about Christmas in Germany and was very surprised to learn that, according to this book, children in Germany try to listen for Kris Kringle who comes through the window to bring gifts. By the time the kids go to bed on Christmas Eve in Germany, they will have opened their presents that were left behind by "Christkind" (Christ child), since they open their presents on Christmas Eve. There is no "Kris Kringle" in Germany.
After reading this, I decided not to even bother trying to use this book for my children - if they got the part about Germany so wrong, I wouldn't trust anything else in this book to be accurate.
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- Celebrate the Seasons - The Best of Holidays & Seasonal Celebrations Magazines, Issues 9-12, preK-3 by Judy Mitchell on page 144
- Merry Christmas, Everywhere! by Arlene Eribach in Back Matter
- Word Workshop for Teachers Third Edition by Janet Caughlin on page 168
- Instant & Interactive Math Picture Pages With Activities (Grades 1-3) by Jacquelyn Johnson Howes on page 44
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