Customs/ Traditions/ Anthropology
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Christmas Is Coming: Traditions from Around the World
$25.95 Add to cartThe perfect book for long wintery evenings–not just under the Christmas tree!
Why do we decorate Christmas trees? Do all children receive gifts on the same day? Come find out as Monika Utnik captur
- Author: Utnik, Monika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0735844437
- Language: English
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Barefoot Books Children of the World
$16.99 Add to cartInnovative and inclusive, Barefoot Books Children of the World empowers young readers to learn about children around the globe and ponder their own place in it. Created with the guidance of diversity … [more below]
- Author: Strickland, Tessa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1782853324
- Language: English
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Who Is Jane Goodall?
$6.99 Add to cartA life in the wild
Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa Goodall’s up-close obs- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Edwards, Roberta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0448461927
- Language: English
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The Barefoot Book of Children
$19.99 Add to cartInnovative and inclusive, Barefoot Books Children of the World empowers young readers to learn about children around the globe and ponder their own place in it. Created with the guidance of diversity … [more below]
- Author: Strickland, Tessa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1782852964
- Language: English
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This Is San Francisco: A Children’s Classic
$17.95 Add to cartLet the rumbling cable car tell you the story And what a story: From the crookedest street in the world to the Peking ducks in Chinatown, San Francisco is easily one of the world’s most enchanting ci… [more below]
- Series: This Is . . .
- Author: Sasek, Miroslav
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0789309629
- Language: English
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This Is New York
$17.95 Add to cartWith the same wit and perception that distinguished his stylish books on Paris, London, and Rome, M. Sasek pictures fabulous, big-hearted New York City in This Is New York, first published in 1960 and
- Series: This Is . . .
- Author: Sasek, Miroslav
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 30 2003
- ISBN10: 0789308843
- Language: English
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Maps
$39.99 Add to cartTravel the world without leaving your living room.
This book of maps is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations from the incomparable Mizielinskis. It features not on- Author: Mizielinska, Aleksandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 08, 2013
- ISBN10: 0763668966
- Language: English
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D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet
$18.99 Add to cartDid you know that natives of the Northwest used dried sharkskin to sand totem poles? Or that horses were called medicine dogs, because dogs had been used to aid in hunting before horses were introduce… [more below]
- Series: Sleeping Bear Alphabets
- Author: Shoulders, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 31 2006
- ISBN10: 1585362743
- Language: English
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Countries of the World: Our World in Pictures
$24.99 Add to cartPacked with more than 1,000 incredible images and full of fascinating facts, this beautiful children’s book takes you on an exciting round-the-globe tour, with a stopover in every nation on every cont… [more below]
- Series: DK Our World in Pictures
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1465491503
- Language: English
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Welcome to Our Table
$21.99 Add to cartFind out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside trained chef and food writer Ed Smith. From biltong … [more below]
- Author: Mucha, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: August 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887770185
- Language: English
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Eyewitness Ancient Greece
$16.99 Add to cartStep back in time to an ancient world of mythical beasts, bow down to gods and goddesses, and take a trip to the first Olympics in this illustrated guide.
Become an eyewitness to the glory of ancient … [more below]- Series: DK Eyewitness
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: August 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 074408153X
- Language: English
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My Incredible India
$19.99 Add to cartTour the diverse regions of an incredible country in a vivid, joyful, and visually stunning introduction to the people, places, flora, and fauna of India.
Watch elephants bathing from a houseboat in K- Author: Bilan, Jasbinder
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1536225010
- Language: English
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A Kid’s Guide to the Chinese Zodiac: Animal Horoscopes, Legendary Myths, and Practical Uses for Ancient Wisdom
$17.99 Add to cartA Kid’s Guide to the Chinese Zodiac is a charming, fun-filled introduction to eastern astrology, perfect for discovering what your sign–Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Roo… [more below]
- Author: Hwang, Aaron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 762482117
- Language: English
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Everybody Cooks Rice
$8.99 Add to cart“Nifty neighborhood. Nifty book”–The New York Times Book Review
In this multicultural picture book, Carrie goes from one neighbor’s house to the next looking for her brother, who is late for dinner.
- Series: Carolrhoda Picture Books
- Author: Dooley, Norah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0876145918
- Language: English
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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
$17.99 Add to cartDrawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things–from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen–provide us with
- Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 1728458994
- Language: English
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Weird But True! Birthdays: 300 Fun-Tastic Facts to Celebrate
$8.99 Add to cartDo you LOVE your birthday and never want it to end? Keep the party spirit pumping all year with this mind-boggling book!
Did you know that on each birthday, you are 31,536,000 seconds older than you w- Series: Weird But True
- Author: National Geographic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1426373236
- Language: English
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Understanding Greek Myths
$11.95 Add to cartIn this colorful book, students will learn about the roles and relationships of the heroes and gods in ancient Greek myths and legends. Several ancient Greek myths are retold, describing how these sto… [more below]
- Series: Myths Understood (Crabtree)
- Author: Hyde, Natalie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 30 2012
- ISBN10: 0778745147
- Language: English
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The Day of the Dead / El DÃa de Los Muertos: A Bilingual Celebration
$8.99 Add to cartFollow two children as they celebrate their ancestors in this bilingual introduction to el D a de los Muertos— the Day of the Dead
They prepare offerings of flowers, sugar skulls, and special bread,- Author: Barner, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0823423816
- Language: Spanish
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A Street Through Time: A 12,000 Year Journey Along the Same Street
$19.99 Add to cartHave you ever wondered what your street was like thousands of years ago? This illustrated history book for children takes you on a 12,000-year journey to find out the story of a single street.
Think o- Series: DK Panorama
- Author: Noon, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1465490639
- Language: English
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Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
$21.99 Add to cartDiscover the exhilarating diversity of the African continent in storyteller Atinuke’s kaleidoscopic nonfiction guide to the people, flora, and fauna of all fifty-five countries.
A Nigerian storyteller- Author: Atinuke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1536205370
- Language: English
