Celebrations and Festivals

The Two-Can Discovery Guides series is a fantastic way to discover the worlds of history, nature and science. The book is filled with activities that challenge kids to try out ideas for themselves. Quiz questions encourage kids to look closely at each page, and this series is perfect for either home or school use.

Barbara Kennedy <%ISBN%>1587282356 - Children's Literature

All over the world, people celebrate special occasions. Whether it is an anniversary, calendar, seasonal, or sporting event, certain traditions apply. In this relatively short book, the author presents a wide sampling of these celebrations in a highly stimulating format. Fortunately, the first page of text tells the reader how to use the book. The contents section lets the reader know what occasions are covered. Each topic is given a two-page spread that includes text, brilliant photographs with captions, illustrations, cross-references and a quiz. Some pages include a suggested project, while others have a blue highlighted box with related, interesting facts. Words considered difficult are in bold type and can be found in the glossary at the end of the book. While most of the text is aimed at delivering facts, it is interesting to note that all over the world, people celebrate many occasions in similar ways, exchanging presents, decorating their homes and sharing traditional foods. In Australia, the traditional Christmas meal is turkey with cranberry sauce, just like in America. Because December 25 falls in the middle of the summer, many Aussies eat that meal on the beach! Part of the "Two-Can Discovery Guides" series. 2001 (orig. 1998), Two-Can Publishing,