This book highlights the beliefs, traditions and customs of celebrations of birth, growing up, marriage, anniversaries, memorials, new year and religious festivals. This book allows children to discover similarities and differences between peoples of different cultures, nationalities and religions. The book covers how people celebrate with music and dance, parades, ceremonies, lights and fires, special foods and dressing up in special clothes.
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'I liked the way this book was set out and its joint use of photographs and artwork ... The text provides excellent material for comparative work on different religions and cultures.' -- Somerset Children's Book Review No. 30 [The] breadth of coverage means that the book is ideal for comparative and project work -- SLA Vol 49 no. 3 Autumn 2001
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After a long career as a primary teacher, Pam Robson is now a part-time teacher and devotes the rest of her time to writing. During the past ten years she has written nearly 40 books for Macdonald Young, Wayland, Evans and Watts. She is also studying for an MA in children's literature at Roehampton. She is vice-chair of the British section on IBBY (International Board on Books for Young Children) and a member of the selection panel for the biennial Hans Andersen award.
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There are many ways to celebrate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mardi Gras, United States, Labor Day, Martin Luther King, May Day, Shrove Tuesday, Columbus Day, Hola Mohalla, Tet Festival, Valentine's Day, Anzac Day, Asalha Perahara, Hina Matsuri, Memorial Day, Raksha Bandhan, Rosh Hoshanah, Sri Lanka, Dia de la Raza, Easter Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Las Fallas, Patrick's Day, Roman Catholic, South America, Yom Ha-Shoah New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
There are many ways to celebrate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mardi Gras, United States, Labor Day, Martin Luther King, May Day, Shrove Tuesday, Columbus Day, Hola Mohalla, Tet Festival, Valentine's Day, Anzac Day, Asalha Perahara, Hina Matsuri, Memorial Day, Raksha Bandhan, Rosh Hoshanah, Sri Lanka, Dia de la Raza, Easter Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Las Fallas, Patrick's Day, Roman Catholic, South America, Yom Ha-Shoah New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- Silent Night by Sue Thomas on page 47
- Ancient Egypt (My World) by Two-Can Editors on page 39
- Independence Day (Best Holiday Books) by Willma Willis Gore on page 60
- The Aztecs by Philip Ardagh on page 39
- Thomas Aquinas by Christopher Martin on page 61
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