You have a holiday that is your very own--- your birthday! The day you were born is a very special day for you and your family. You probably celebrate this holiday with a birthday cake, perhaps with...
Every day’s a holiday
Every day of the year there is a holiday somewhere. Often, there are many different holidays on the same day. If you wanted to, you could celebrate all year long. Here, for example, are a few of the...
Holiday Time
All kinds of holidays Hurray, it's a holiday! Many holidays are days when you don't have to go to school and grown-ups don't have to go to work. These are often fun-filled days when your family...
Holidays and Birthdays
This book offers explanations of over 100 special days in 40 countries—national holidays, religious holy days, birthdays of famous people, and other birthdays and anniversaries; stories behind the names of days and months; and stories, poems, and projects for holidays.
New Words
Some of the words you have met in this book may be new to you. Many of them are words you'll meet again, so they are good words to know. Some are the names of countries that may be hard for you to...
Books to Read
If you enjoy reading about people the world over, look for these and other books in your school and public libraries. Ages 5 to 8 Archaeology by Jean Cooke (Bookwright, 1987) You will learn what...
The Old and the New
> Egypt People in Egypt have traveled in donkey carts for many years. Today, cars, trucks, vans, and buses are common sights. Two worlds---the old and the new---are side by side. Kenya These two...
Living in Two Worlds
Imagine how surprised these Indians were when they first saw men from Europe. In the Indians' world, clothes were made of animal skins. Their tools and weapons were made of wood and stone. But the...
Learning about people’s problems
Immigrants---people who have moved from one country to another---often have to learn to read, write, and speak another language. Here, a social worker is teaching English to Asian immigrants. ...
Learning about people of long ago
Scientists who study the things made by people who lived long ago are called archaeologists. By digging in places where people once lived, archaeologists find houses, tools, dishes, weapons, and...