American holidays : exploring traditions, customs and backgrounds
(2005)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
ESL/CULTURE/KLEBANOW,B
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Brattleboro, Vt. : Pro Lingua Associates, [2005]
©2005
©2005
EDITION
Second revised edition
DESCRIPTION
xviii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0866471960, 9780866471961, 0866472177, 9780866472173, 0866472142, 9780866472142, 0866471960
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Originally published: Brattleboro, Vermont : Pro Lingua Associates, ©1986
July 4th, Election Day, Christmas, and New Year's Eve: reading about our American national holidays is not only fun, it is a way of exploring our diverse culture and values. How do we celebrate Memorial Day? What is the history of Thanksgiving? What does "Be my valentine" mean?Special features: 4 appendices of typical holiday gifts, traditional holiday songs, readings for the holidays, a listing of other holidays in the US, the official national holiday of each country in the world