Christmas is an important Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Readers will learn that people celebrate it by going to Mass, decorating a Christmas tree, giving gifts, and spending time with family and friends. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

An introduction to the history, purpose, and observance of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an important holiday that celebrates African heritage and African-American culture. Readers will learn that African Americans celebrate this holiday with gift giving, lighting Kinara candles each day, a big feast, and much more. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs.

Holidays & Celebrations. What do people celebrate around the world? Shine a light behind the page and see... From fireworks and cherry blossoms, to Kwanzaa and the Fourth of July, each page will take you behind the scenes of a wonderful festival, holiday, or celebration.

All about Groundhog Day, it's history and celebration.

Word Bird collects several Valentine's Day words to put in a word house, including 'paper hearts,' 'sweetheart,' and 'I love you.' Catch everyone's favorite little bird with a colorful, modern look! These updated versions of Jane Belk Moncure's popular beginner books from the 1980s reflect current educational standards as well as social and cultural changes. The clear, clean typeface and dynamic illustrations encourage today's kids to try their wings...

Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, between Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work, and Bobbie's reluctance to face what life has to offer. Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears.

Sally Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy, and her subsequent divorce, she has isolated herself from the world. When her only friend insists that Sally climb out of her hole, and embrace the season to get her out of her funk, Sally decides to put up a Christmas tree and heads off to buy one - albeit reluctantly. She is immediately taken by Andrew, the kind, handsome...