Holidays Around the World

• Gogerly,Liz
  Spring : March, April, and May
  Acturas Publishing, 2005
  + 394.262 Hog
  Learn what important holidays are celebrated during the spring months of Mar., April and May . Some are religious holidays, such as those are spring holidays celebrated by Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and Christians., but not all are religious.

Purim

• Goldin, Barbara
  Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale
  Viking, 1991
  E Gol (Grades 1-3)
  Young blind Hershel finds that he has special gifts he can use to help his mother during the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Passover

• Krulik, Nancy E.
  Penny and the Four Questions
  Scholastic, 1993
  E Kru (Grades 1-3)
  A story of friendship and a little girl who learns the true meaning of Passover.
• Manushkin, Fran
  Miriam's Cup
  Scholastic Press, 1993
  + 222.1092 Man
  A Jewish mother preparing for Passover tells her children the story of Miriam, the biblical woman who prophesied the birth of Moses.

Easter

• Delage, Ida
  ABC Easter Bunny
  Garrad, 1979
  E Del (Holiday)
  The Easter bunny makes deliveries to children in the city and in the country.
• Moncure, Jane
  Our Easter Book
  Child's World, 1976
  E Mon (Holiday)
  Descibes various classroom activities in preparation for Easter.
• Robins, Deri
  Easter Fun
  Kingfisher, 1996
  + 745.694 Rob
  Includes instructions for making baskets, pompom animals a card mobile colorful eggs, paper flowers, Easter bread and other items to celebrate this holiday.
• Ross, Kathy,
  Crafts for Easter
  Millbrook Press, 1995
  + 745.594 Ros
  Presents 20 wimple crafts for springtime and Easter that young children can make from everyday materials

April Fools Day

• Bateman, Theresa
  April Foolishness
  Albert Whitman and Co., 2004
  E Bat (Picture books)
  Grandma, grandpa and the grandkids enjoy April Fools' Day on the farm.
• Kelley, Emily
  April Fool's Day
  Carolrhoda Books, 1993
  + 394.2 Kel
  Explains the customs and tradition connected with the merry pranks of April fooling, and provides several versions of how April Fools' Day came about.
• Maguire, Gregory
  A Couple of April Fool's
  Clarion Books, 2004
  + Mag (Grades 4-5)
  A Vermont elementary school , April Fool's Day, takes on a sinister tone when a teacher goes missing and several suspects emerge.
• Nixon, Joan Lowery
  The April Fool Mystery
  Whitman, 1980
  E Nix (Grades 1-3)
  Amateur detectives Susan and Mike figure out the identity of a mysterious clown on April fools.

Earth Day

• Gore, Willma
  Earth Day
  Enslow, 1992
  + 333.7 Gor
  Discusses the concern for the environment that produced the original Earth Day and described the activities that accompany its continuing celebration in the united States and around the world.
• Landau, Elaine
  Earth Day : Keeping Our Planet Clean
  Enslow , 2002
  + 333.7 Lan
  Discusses the origins of Earth Day , it's history and how it is observed in the United states today.
• McDonnell, Janet
  Celebrating Earth Day
  Children's Press, 1994
  E McD (Holiday)
  Of story of a classroom in which the children in the class plan a party to celebrate Earth Day.

Cinco De Mayo

• Flanagan, Alice K.
  Cinco De Mayo
  Compass Point Books, 2004
  + 394.262 Fla
  Talks about people of Mexico, the Battle of Puebla , the fight for Mexican Independence from the French, , favorite Mexican food, favorite Mexican music , and things you might see on Cinco de Mayo.
• Riehecky, Janet
  Cinco de Mayo
  Children's Press, 1993
  + Rie (Holiday)
  The story of a young Mexican girl, Maria who is not too successful at helping her family prepare for Cinco de Mayo, but wins an art contest at the library and gets to break the pinata back home.
• Schaefer, Lola
  Cinco de Mayo
  Pebble Books, 2001
  E Sch (Holiday)
  Simple text and photographs explain the history of Cinco de Mayo, the commemoration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May, 5 and how it is celebrated.

Mother's Day

• Bridwell, Norman
  Clifford's Happy Mother's Day
  Scholastic, 2001
  E Bri (Holiday)
  Mary Elizabeth related how, when Clifford was a puppy, how they made gifts for their mothers for Mother's day.
• Anderson, Laurie Halse
  No Time for Mother's Day
  Whitman, 1999
  E And (Holiday)
  Although it takes her some time, Charity thinks of the perfect Mother's Day gift for her busy mother.

Memorial Day

• Scott, Geoffrey
  Memorial Day
  Carolrhoda Books, 1983
  + 394.2 Sco
  Explains why and how we celebrate Memorial Day, the lst Sunday in May, a day set aside to honor those who have fought and died in the nation's wars.
• Sorenson, Lynda
  Memorial Day
  Carolrhoda 1994
  E Sor (Holiday)
  Easy to read text, along with realistic photos give the history of, the holiday, formerly known as decoration day.

Father's Day

• Bunting , Eve
  A Perfect Father's Day
  Clarion Books, 1991
  E Bun (Holiday)
  When four year old Susie gears her father to a series of special activities for Father's Day they just happen to be all of her own favorite things.

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