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43) Day of the Dead
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An overview of Day of the Dead, from the origin of the celebration to how it is practiced today"--Amazon.
48) Lunar New Year
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An overview of Lunar New Year, from the origin of the celebration to how it is practiced today." -- Publisher's summary.
50) Where we live
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Come along on a global journey to examine the fascinating array of places and spaces that people call home. Beginning with the basic idea of shelter, readers examine the wide variety of climates, materials, and geography where humans choose to live, from an amazing mountaintop palace in Yemen to the canals of Venice, houses on stilts, caravans, yurts and more, readers will emerge from this book with new vocabulary-houseboat, shutters, thatch-and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
From gender and identity to welfare and consumerism, sociology is the study of how societies are organized and what helps them function or go wrong. Questions posed include: What is my "tribe"? Why do people commit crimes? Who decides if someone has a mental illness? What's work for? Does aid do any good? Heads Up Sociology explores these fascinating questions and more.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Dia de los Muertos, or 'Day of the Dead', may seem like a bleak name for a holiday. But this exciting occasion is actually a special time to remember loved ones and to celebrate life. Young readers discover how food, fun, and memories contribute to a festival that is more about rejoicing than mourning. Additional features to aid comprehension include activities and poetry, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this short, sweet, and quirky guide to proper manners for kids, Nancy Dorrier provides easy rules for parents to teach and children to follow. She includes tips such as listening when spoken to, speaking clearly, being polite and welcoming when meeting new people, and being on time. This book helps kids understand that being polite and having proper manners is important for everyone, and that there is much more to it than please and thank you!...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Christmas traditions differ from culture to culture, location to location, and family to family. In '24 Christmas Stories: Faith and Traditions from Around the World', award-winning author Judith Bouilloc explores present-day Christmas traditions, as well as the holiday's history in many regions, brought to life by various artists.
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