| Volume Five: Tales of Holidays Contributor(s): DeSpain, Pleasant (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874836670 ISBN-13: 9780874836677 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2005 Annotation: Nine stories from Wales, Italy, France, Russia, Czechoslovakia and the United States. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious |
| Dewey: 398.236 |
| LCCN: 2002025569 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Series: Books of Nine Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.22" W x 7.94" (0.44 lbs) 80 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 66432 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These nine short folktales feature stories about traditional holidays celebrated from Czechoslovakia, Russia, France, the United States, and other parts of the world. Holy days, or holidays, are celebrated by cultures from around the globe. These are times when people experience the energy and spirit that comes when a day is lifted out of commonplace. Sometimes that spirit is one of love and goodwill; other times it's a sense of renewal or even giddy fear. Holidays are unique because we find unexpected occurrences in everyday routine. Here are nine holiday stories, with descriptions of the days they celebrate, including: New Year's Day ("The Twelve Months"), Halloween ("Whooooo"), Hannukah ("Babushka"), and Christmas ("Christina's Christmas Garden"). |