Every day is a holiday if someone wants it to be. No, really. Americas calendar is always adding new holidays, and some of them are truly odd. People from all over the world have moved to America, bringing unique traditions with them along the way. Other traditions are just silly and fun, such as September 19th's Talk Like a Pirate Day. With its high-interest subject matter and amazing photographs, this book will show readers the many holidays theyve been missing, and maybe some theyd rather not celebrate at all.
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9781482440195
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Paperback
Holidays and Traditions
By Steinkraus, Kyla
Every culture has their own traditions, customs, and festivals, but some are especially unique. From Christmas trees decorated with spider webs to a festival dedicated to a monkey's delicious dinner, these really weird, totally true holidays and traditions will surprise and delight you!
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9781683423706
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Hardcover
Celebrations Around the World
By Halford, Katy
Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire and inform children about cultures and religions from a huge range of countries and continents. Witness a camel marathon in a celebration of the Sahara Desert, and munch on Mid-Autumn mooncakes in China. Discover why skeletons dance at the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and how the world's biggest tomato fight, La Tomatina in Spain, gets cleaned up!Children will love poring over artist Katy Halford's beautiful illustrations, which showcase every celebration in absorbing detail. Engaging factual writing introduce young readers to the most interesting aspects of each celebration, from the costumes worn to the food eaten, and encourage an understanding of other cultures and religions.
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9780241376713
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Hardcover
Easy Holiday Origami
By Harbo, Christopher L.
Do you enjoy holidays throughout the year? Now you can celebrate them even more with Easy Holiday Origami. With a few simple folds youll make a pocket heart, a blooming tulip, a holiday stocking, and so much more. Grab some paper and start folding!
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9781429653879
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Book
Mini Holiday Crafts
By Felix, Rebecca
Imagine a birthday balloon no bigger than your thumb, a petite piata as small as a piece of candy, and a Christmas wreath that's tinier than the bow you'd hang on it. You can make each of these mini holiday crafts and more! Spruce up your celebration with fun-sized decorations and gifts. Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photos guide you through creating your own miniature holiday crafts.
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9781512426335
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Library Binding
Chinese New Year
By Lee, Jen Sookfong
From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture. Award-winning author and broadcaster Jen Sookfong Lee recalls her childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, and weaves family stories into the history, traditions and evolution of Chinese New Year. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs throughout.
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9781459811263
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Hardcover
Festivals Around the World
By Jones, Grace
Learn about the diverse and vibrant festivals that are celebrated around the world. This series encourages children to consider religious beliefs and cultural traditions via easy to read text and informative imagery.
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9781786370433
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Hardcover
Let's Bake Halloween Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
Ghosts, witches, pumpkins, and candy are great baking inspiration. This book is chock-full of themed Halloween recipes for young bakers to tackle during the spookiest time of the year. Including baked items for every taste preference, this book breaks down each yummy recipe into an easy-to-follow set of instructions, as well as provides an ingredient and equipment list. Safety tips remind readers to ask for help with sharp or hot baking tools, but recipes have been specially chosen to be appropriate for young bakers of all experience levels.
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9781538213346
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Library Binding
Let's Bake St. Patrick's Day Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
The first trick to baking successful St. Patrick's Day treats is to make them green. The second way to make excellent treats for this March holiday is to make enough to feed everyone at the party. Readers can find excellent St. Patrick's Day baking inspiration by paging through this book's many themed recipes. Step-by-step instructions guide both new and experienced bakers through the recipe, and a full-color photograph of each finished product shows what they have to look forward to sharing with friends and family.
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9781538213384
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Library Binding
Let's Bake Thanksgiving Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
There can never be too many treats on Thanksgiving Day. From pies to pumpkin cookies, readers are sure to be familiar with the wonderful baked goods often served at their family's dinner. With this book in hand, they'll be able to find the inspiration they need to bake up a themed surprise. With simply written ingredients and equipment lists and easy-to-follow instructions, each recipe was specially formatted and chosen for young bakers eager to take on part of the Thanksgiving meal.
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9781538213421
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Library Binding
Lets Bake Fourth of July Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
What better way to celebrate Americas birthday than with delicious baked treats? Whether baking for a daytime barbeque or a late-night picnic that ends with fireworks, there are lots of fun ways to theme the food served. Simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by ingredient and equipment lists, help young bakers see each tasty treat through to completion. Safety tips are included throughout the book to remind readers to ask for an adults help with sharp and hot baking tools. Each recipe is easily followed by new and experienced bakers alike.
America's Oddest Holidays
By Edwards, Erika
Every day is a holiday if someone wants it to be. No, really. Americas calendar is always adding new holidays, and some of them are truly odd. People from all over the world have moved to America, bringing unique traditions with them along the way. Other traditions are just silly and fun, such as September 19th's Talk Like a Pirate Day. With its high-interest subject matter and amazing photographs, this book will show readers the many holidays theyve been missing, and maybe some theyd rather not celebrate at all.
Holidays and Traditions
By Steinkraus, Kyla
Every culture has their own traditions, customs, and festivals, but some are especially unique. From Christmas trees decorated with spider webs to a festival dedicated to a monkey's delicious dinner, these really weird, totally true holidays and traditions will surprise and delight you!
Celebrations Around the World
By Halford, Katy
Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire and inform children about cultures and religions from a huge range of countries and continents. Witness a camel marathon in a celebration of the Sahara Desert, and munch on Mid-Autumn mooncakes in China. Discover why skeletons dance at the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and how the world's biggest tomato fight, La Tomatina in Spain, gets cleaned up!Children will love poring over artist Katy Halford's beautiful illustrations, which showcase every celebration in absorbing detail. Engaging factual writing introduce young readers to the most interesting aspects of each celebration, from the costumes worn to the food eaten, and encourage an understanding of other cultures and religions.
Easy Holiday Origami
By Harbo, Christopher L.
Do you enjoy holidays throughout the year? Now you can celebrate them even more with Easy Holiday Origami. With a few simple folds youll make a pocket heart, a blooming tulip, a holiday stocking, and so much more. Grab some paper and start folding!
Mini Holiday Crafts
By Felix, Rebecca
Imagine a birthday balloon no bigger than your thumb, a petite piata as small as a piece of candy, and a Christmas wreath that's tinier than the bow you'd hang on it. You can make each of these mini holiday crafts and more! Spruce up your celebration with fun-sized decorations and gifts. Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photos guide you through creating your own miniature holiday crafts.
Chinese New Year
By Lee, Jen Sookfong
From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of Chinese culture. Award-winning author and broadcaster Jen Sookfong Lee recalls her childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, and weaves family stories into the history, traditions and evolution of Chinese New Year. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs throughout.
Festivals Around the World
By Jones, Grace
Learn about the diverse and vibrant festivals that are celebrated around the world. This series encourages children to consider religious beliefs and cultural traditions via easy to read text and informative imagery.
Let's Bake Halloween Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
Ghosts, witches, pumpkins, and candy are great baking inspiration. This book is chock-full of themed Halloween recipes for young bakers to tackle during the spookiest time of the year. Including baked items for every taste preference, this book breaks down each yummy recipe into an easy-to-follow set of instructions, as well as provides an ingredient and equipment list. Safety tips remind readers to ask for help with sharp or hot baking tools, but recipes have been specially chosen to be appropriate for young bakers of all experience levels.
Let's Bake St. Patrick's Day Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
The first trick to baking successful St. Patrick's Day treats is to make them green. The second way to make excellent treats for this March holiday is to make enough to feed everyone at the party. Readers can find excellent St. Patrick's Day baking inspiration by paging through this book's many themed recipes. Step-by-step instructions guide both new and experienced bakers through the recipe, and a full-color photograph of each finished product shows what they have to look forward to sharing with friends and family.
Let's Bake Thanksgiving Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
There can never be too many treats on Thanksgiving Day. From pies to pumpkin cookies, readers are sure to be familiar with the wonderful baked goods often served at their family's dinner. With this book in hand, they'll be able to find the inspiration they need to bake up a themed surprise. With simply written ingredients and equipment lists and easy-to-follow instructions, each recipe was specially formatted and chosen for young bakers eager to take on part of the Thanksgiving meal.
Lets Bake Fourth of July Treats!
By Owen, Ruth
What better way to celebrate Americas birthday than with delicious baked treats? Whether baking for a daytime barbeque or a late-night picnic that ends with fireworks, there are lots of fun ways to theme the food served. Simple step-by-step instructions, accompanied by ingredient and equipment lists, help young bakers see each tasty treat through to completion. Safety tips are included throughout the book to remind readers to ask for an adults help with sharp and hot baking tools. Each recipe is easily followed by new and experienced bakers alike.