Children - Holidays & Festivals, Customs, Traditions, Anthropology, United States - People & Places
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Synopsis
Thanksgiving is turkey, pumpkin pie, family gatherings, and a celebration of all the good things for which we're grateful. But how did out modern-day Thanksgiving traditions get their start? What was the first Thanksgiving like? Informative text and creative illustrations help kids learn the answer to this and more!Editorials
School Library Journal
K-Gr 3-Each book describes the featured holiday's history, customs, symbols, etc. Clear texts are presented on generous white space surrounded by wide, colorful borders (red in New Year, green in St. Patrick's Day, orange in Thanksgiving). Each book is awash with colorful cartoon illustrations, mostly showing children celebrating the event. A "Poets' Corner" is included in the latter two titles. Side boxes offer further information; one in New Year lists the ingredients on the Tray of Togetherness, which has compartments for eight sweet foods, each with a special holiday meaning. A recipe and a craft complete each title. These are acceptable introductions. Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith's Celebrating Chinese New Year (Holiday House, 1998) has similar information and photographs, as do books in the "Holiday Histories" series (Heinemann Library).-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
August 28, 2013
Publisher
Child's World, Incorporated, The
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781623235130