On St. Patrick's Day, Ryan says out loud, "I wish I didn't have stupid piano lessons." Someone answers, "Saints be praised. 'Tis done." In an instant, his piano teacher's house—along with his teacher Miss Talbot, and his classmate, Angela—are gone!
Go on a journey that begins in towering, broadleaf treetops and ends tangled in roots deep below the ground. Using the Adirondacks as an example, Life in a Deciduous Forest examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up a unique deciduous forest ecosystem. Find out about the impact of humans on this once-pristine ecosystem, and what is being done to save it. Travel from light-filled branches to darkly shadowed forest paths and learn what makes this ecosystem special. Book jacket.
An introduction to the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., goes on to explain how the holiday dedicated to his memory was created and how it is celebrated.
On St. Patrick's Day, Ryan says out loud, "I wish I didn't have stupid piano lessons." Someone answers, "Saints be praised. 'Tis done." In an instant, his piano teacher's house—along with his teacher Miss Talbot, and his classmate, Angela—are gone!
Describes the characteristics, diet, location, life cycle, and behavior of humpback whales, including why they sing and how they perform such acrobatic jumps.
Read about the beginnings of the Ramadan and Id al-Fitr celebrations, and find out how they are celebrated in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
This volume examines the history and tradition of two special holidays celebrated by Japanese Americans. During the Obon Festival ancestors and others who died are remembered; but on Children's Day, games, crafts, plays and other joyous celebrations mark the day.
The birthdays of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are celebrated on the third Monday in February. This book includes brief biographies of both presidents, and explains the significance of the holiday.
Thanksgiving is often regarded as a uniquely American holiday, but its roots as a harvest holiday go back to Egyptian times. The history of this holiday, as well as traditions associated with it, are discussed.
An American boy's friendship with a Vietnamese American boy and his family introduces him to the holidays, customs, foods, and family events of their culture.
During the latter half of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth, colonial expansion prompted increasing numbers of genteel women to establish their family homes in far-flung corners of the world. This work explores ways in which the women’s values, as expressed through their personal and household possessions, specifically their dress, living rooms, gardens and food, were instrumental in constructing various forms of genteel society in alien settings. Lawrence examines the transfer and adaptation of British female gentility in various locations across the British Empire, including Africa, New Zealand and India. In so doing, she offers a revised reading of the behaviour, motivations and practices of female elites, thereby calling into doubt the oft-stated notion that such women were a constraining element in new societies.
Chinese New Year is celebrated in Chinese communities throughout the United States and Canada. The author introduces young readers to the importance this holiday places on family traditions, and the more universal trademarks of the holiday (such as the dragon parade) that mark this week-long festival.
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