social life and customs

With humor, stories, and hands-on projects, teaches readers about the lives, cultures, and activities of America's first peoples.

Text and illustrations introduce readers to the kinds of entertainment, diet, and medicine of ancient Mesoamerica that could be considered "gross" today.

Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, the senior Aboriginal elder of the Wurundjeri people, channels her passion for storytelling into a remarkable and utterly unique picture book that invites readers to discover some of the history and traditions of her people. Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy gives the Wurundjeri Welcome to Country form in beautiful paintings rich with blues and browns, as full of wonder and history as the tradition they depict.

Photographs and poetic text describe the shared daily activities of people around the world, such as preparing breakfast.

Explores the holiday, Kwanzaa, including the culture behind it.

Kevin is excited for his turn to light the candles on the last night of Kwanzaa. As he narrates through the week of Kwanzaa, readers learn about the origins, purpose, and rituals of this holiday.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the African American holiday of Juneteenth.

"Here are classic games, songs, stories, and more, recalled from the author's own childhood in the American South and loveingly passed down to a new generation."--Trade bdg. dust jacket.

An introduction to Kwanzaa and how people celebrate the holiday.

An exploration of the Cherokee, covering homes, society, religion, music, dance, language, arts, and more.