Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
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50 Things You Didn't Know about Ancient Egypt
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
Learn all about Pharaohs and daily life (and death) in Ancient Egypt. Discover 3,000 years of an ancient civilization through amazing and amusing facts about daily life, afterlife, and how… Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about Ancient Greece
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
Explore vending machines and flushing toilets in Ancient Greece. Discover the amazing and amusing marvels this fascinating ancient civilization has given us from democracy to geometry. Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about Ancient Rome
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
Explore daily life in Ancient Rome from the Colosseum to commode and how this powerful empire ruled much of the world for more than 1,000 years. Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about Colonial America
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
Toothless at twenty in Colonial America? Discover some of the most amazing and amusing facts about life in Colonial America and how the pilgrims survived it all. Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know About — Hardcover Set
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
This fun and engaging series presents entertaining facts on high-interest topics in easy-to-digest summaries to let readers broaden their knowledge on a favorite place or time period, or just Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about the Middle Ages
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
From castles and knights to the danger of bathroom breaks in the Middle Ages, readers discover amazing and amusing facts about cleaning up–or not–during the Middle Ages. Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about the Old West
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
The American West was once an unexplored frontier and the home of thousands of American Natives. Explore the Old West—from fool's gold to buckaroos—with amazing facts about Cowboys and… Read More →
50 Things You Should Know About — Hardcover Set
From the Series 50 Things You Should Know About
The 50 Things You Should Know About series explores important topics from science to technology to art in 50 bite-sized chunks. Packed with facts, diagrams, infographics, and photos, this… Read More →
50 Things You Should Know About the Vikings
From the Series 50 Things You Should Know About
Known for their vicious raids, love of treasure, and fierce warriors: the Vikings were the most feared invaders of the Medieval period. For 300 years, they terrorized the world in their hunt Read More →
A Full Moon is Rising
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
All around the world people are affected by and in awe of a full moon. In this poetic exploration of the lunar wonder, places near and far provide the backdrop for discovering celebrations,… Read More →
Amazing Africa: A to Z
A fun and resourceful book that takes children and even adults on a visual journey throughout the continent of Africa. Readers will visit the pinnacle of Mount Kilimanjaro and learn a few… Read More →
A Story to Tell: Traditions of a Tlingit Community
From the Series We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today
Frances Nannauck Kraus takes her eleven-year-old granddaughter, Marissa, to Kake, Alaska--the place of much of their family history. On one of their walks, they climb up a hill to the tallest Read More →
Bumba Books ™ — It's a Holiday! — Audisee®—On Level Set
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
How do we celebrate together? Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the holiday traditions we celebrate throughout the year. Age-appropriate… Read More →
Bumba Books ™ — Past and Present — Hardcover Set
From the Series Bumba Books ® — Past and Present
This carefully leveled text compares and contrasts everyday objects and places from the past and the present. Readers will see handwritten letters compared to text messages, candle-lit… Read More →
Bumba Books ™ — Past and Present — Paperback Set
From the Series Bumba Books ® — Past and Present
This carefully leveled text compares and contrasts everyday objects and places from the past and the present. Readers will see handwritten letters compared to text messages, candle-lit… Read More →
Capoeira: Fusing Dance and Martial Arts
From the Series On the Radar: Dance
The amazing mix of martial arts, dance, and gravity-defying acrobatics makes capoeira one of today's most fascinating dance styles. Make sure it's on your radar! Inside you'll find these… Read More →
Children of Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters
From the Series We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today
Like their Pueblo ancestors, Gia Rose and her family treat the clay with respect. They believe that Clay-Old-Woman, the spirit of clay, watches over their work and that she lives and breathes Read More →
Chinese New Year
From the Series Celebrations and Events
Dumpling and knots and lanterns—explore the different aspects and traditions that make up the Chinese New Year. Through simple text and vibrant photos, this book introduces the holiday in an… Read More →
Chinese New Year
From the Series On My Own Holidays
Chinese New Year begins each January or February on the first day of the new year in China’s traditional calendar. This 15-day celebration is the most important holiday in Chinese communities Read More →
Christmas
From the Series Celebrations and Events
Jesus' birth, the nativity, and presents under the tree—explore the different aspects and traditions that make up Christmas. Through simple text and vibrant photos, this book introduces the… Read More →
Christmas around the World, 2nd Edition
From the Series On My Own Holidays
In Mexico at Christmas time, children carry candles in nine nights of parades. German children listen for Kris Kringle to bring presents on Christmas Eve. Families in Australia like a picnic… Read More →
Cinco de Mayo
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
In Mexico and the United States the fifth day of May is celebrated with the colorful holiday Cinco de Mayo. In this celebration of the fiesta day, the traditions and history of the holiday… Read More →
Communication Past and Present
From the Series Bumba Books ® — Past and Present
From handwritten letters to typed text messages, this carefully leveled text compares and contrasts communication of the past to communication of the present! Colorful photographs engage… Read More →
Communication Then and Now
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Then and Now
See how communication has changed over the years Communication is sharing ideas and news, but it has changed over time. Long ago, people tapped messages on a telegraph, now people call on a… Read More →