| Celebrate Christmas: With Carols, Presents, and Peace Contributor(s): Heiligman, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1426301227 ISBN-13: 9781426301223 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: December 25th is a day of peace and festivity, the culmination of a season of worldwide goodwill. Carol singers give voice to the joyful spirit, trees are decorated, and gifts exchanged between families and friends. A name-check of the gift-bearers awaited by children reflects the global nature of the celebration: Pere Noel in France, Santa Claus in America, La Befana in Italy, and the Three Kings of Hispanic cultures. With first-person narrative, informative back matter, and evocative photography, "Celebrate Christmas" is a rich historical and cultural resource for children. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: 394.266 |
| LCCN: 2007012659 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Holidays Around the World (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.84" W x 10.26" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Holiday - Christmas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 119223 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: December 25th is a day of peace and festivity, the culmination of a season of worldwide goodwill. Carol singers give voice to the joyful spirit, trees are decorated, and gifts exchanged between families and friends. A name-check of the gift-bearers awaited by children reflects the global nature of the celebration: Pere Noel in France, Santa Claus in America, La Befana in Italy, and the Three Kings of Hispanic cultures. With first-person narrative, informative back matter, and evocative photography, Celebrate Christmas is a rich historical and cultural resource for children. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. |