Holidays around the world

Halloween comes every year. Let's carve pumpkins, wear costumes, go trick-or-treating, and celebrate! Holidays Around the World: Halloween gives young readers in prekindergarten to grade 1 an introduction to what the holiday means and how people celebrate this special day. World holidays are an integral part of early elementary social studies curriculums. In this series, early readers will learn about foods, celebrations, and customs from a variety of cultures around the world. Each book features callouts that match glossary words to images, as well as comprehension questions for further learning.

Personal narratives, informative text, and photographs describe how Passover is celebrated around the world.

Simple text and photographs present the traditions of Christmas to young readers.

Witness the holiest day of the Christian calendar as it is celebrated throughout the world.

Introduces the holiday of Passover and why it is celebrated in the United States, including its significance, origins, and traditions.

Describes the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebrated by the Jewish people.

Describes how the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are celebrated around the world.

Simple text and illustrations give young readers an introduction to Easter.

Simple text and illustrations give young readers an introduction to Ramadan.

Simple text and illustrations give young readers an introduction to Halloween.