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Introduces Christmas traditions through photographs and brief text that uses a word relating to the subject for each letter of the alphabet.

Gus wants to be sure that Santa Claus will remember him, and what he wants for Christmas, but wearing huge antlers while waiting in line at Santa Land draws more attention than he wants.

"Provides an overview of [Islam] that will help readers to understand what Muslims believe and value, as well as how Muslims practice their faith in their everyday lives"--Back cover.

Provides an overview of Elizabethan England, looking at the conditions that led to the Elizabethan Era, the lives of the rich and poor, the Elizabethan Renaissance, and other related topics.

Presents a survey of the origins, development, and traditional beliefs of Confucianism, and discusses their system of ethical behavior and social responsibility, geographical distribution, basic tenets of Confucian thought, rituals and ceremonies, sacred sites, and more.

Chronicles the seventeenth-century life of James, King of Scots, describing his childhood in Scotland, his ascension to the throne, and his efforts to translate the Bible from Latin into accessible English.

"Explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) was transformed over time"--Back cover.

"Kept as forced labor on a chocolate plantation in the Ivory Coast, Amadou and his younger brother Seydou had given up hope, until a young girl arrives at the camp who rekindles the urge to escape"--Provided by publisher.