social life and customs

Discusses the holidays and festivals that people in Canada celebrate each year.

Explores the various traditions associated with Chinese New Year celebrations, describing the food, customs, decorations, and dances Chinese people use to welcome in the new year.

Collection of stories written by authors of books for children and young adults, set in the time and space of their own childhoods and providing true and fictionalized accounts of the places, relationships, and emotions of children.

Eight-year-old Thandi describes the traditional artwork of the Ndebele people of South Africa, highlighting her village's painted houses and her mother's detailed beadwork.

Examines the role of the blacksmith in the American colonies, explaining what a blacksmith is, looking at blacksmithing tools and activities, and discussing the life of a typical blacksmith's apprentice.

Looks at how significant discoveries, inventions, and events affected the everday lives of Americans in the years between 1981 and 2000, discussing family life; education; social and political attitudes; work; religion; health, science, and technology; leisure, sports, and entertainment; and fashions and fads.

Looks at how significant discoveries, inventions, and events affected the everday lives of Americans in the years between 1961 and 1980, discussing family life; education; social and political attitudes; work; religion; health, science, and technology; leisure, sports, and entertainment; and fashions and fads.

Looks at how significant discoveries, inventions, and events affected the everday lives of Americans in the years between 1941 and 1960, discussing family life; education; social and political attitudes; work; religion; health, science, and technology; leisure, sports, and entertainment; and fashions and fads.

Looks at how significant discoveries, inventions, and events affected the everday lives of Americans in the years between 1921 and 1940, discussing family life; education; social and political attitudes; work; religion; health, science, and technology; leisure, sports, and entertainment; and fashions and fads.

Looks at how significant discoveries, inventions, and events affected the everday lives of Americans in the years between 1900 and 1920, discussing family life; education; social and political attitudes; work; religion; health, science, and technology; leisure, sports, and entertainment; and fashions and fads.