In the Philippines, people love to celebrate—holidays are filled with music and dancing, sometimes with colorful costumes, and always with great food! Rich with detailed watercolors and cultural flavor, Filipino Celebrations: A Treasury of Feasts and Festivals makes major holidays (like Christmas) and family gatherings (like weddings and birthdays) come alive.
The Two-Can Discovery Guides series is a fantastic way to discover the worlds of history, nature and science. The book is filled with activities that challenge kids to try out ideas for themselves. Quiz questions encourage kids to look closely at each page, and this series is perfect for either home or school use.
Read all about big bad bugs, clever little bugs, and some of the fiercest bugs ever! Stunning DK photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in "Eyewitness Readers" a multi-level reading programme guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.
In this beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book, a little Chinese boy named Long-Long accompanies his grandfather into the city to sell cabbages in order to buy food and decorations for the New Year. Selling cabbages is harder than Long-Long expects, and he encounters many adventures before he finds a way to help his grandfather, and earn New Year's treats for his mother and littl…
Explores national day (patriotism day) traditions from around the world, including independence days and patriotic holidays.
This fact-filled Rookie Read-About Holiday book introduces the youngest readers (Ages 3-6) to Chinese New Year. Colorful photos and very simple nonfiction text encourage children to read on their own as they take an in-depth look at the traditions and festivities of this holiday.
Presents a reading scheme that contains stories, meant for children. This title includes The Egg Hunt, a story at Stage 3. It offers teaching support material - guided reading cards, and teacher's notes included free with each pack of Oxford Reading Tree books. It contains Take-Home cards for every storybook from Stages 1 - 9.
Brenda wants to go on an interplanetary cultural exchange, organised by her school. This would mean that while Brenda spent a week on the curious-looking Planet of the Beezee Birds, her family would host a Beezeeian kid! While Brenda investigates the native diet of white jellies and nose biscuits and learns how to play mugboo, the alien Donk discovers chocolate and playing in treehuts!