How to find books on Holidays/Celebrations
Try some of these Subject Keywords to search the Library Catalogue. Use the dropdown menus to search by Subject Keyword and if you don't have time to request books from Thunder Bay libraries, limit the location to Orillia.
- Holidays - Juvenile fiction or Juvenile literature
- Festivals - Juvenile...
- Family festivals
- Christmas
- Ramadan
- Hanukkah
- Chinese New Year
- Kwanzaa
- Easter
- Passover
Many of these keywords work at the Orillia Public Library too!
A selection of books on Holidays/Celebrations
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An aboriginal carol by
Call Number: EASY BOUCanadian author David Bouchard reworks Canada's oldest and most well-known carol, The Huron Carol. The art of Moses Beaver resonates and awakens an awareness that is at once exciting and empowering, a way for all people to understand the birth of Christ from an Aboriginal worldview. -
The Autumn Equinox
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Call Number: ebookDiscusses the significance of some of the harvest festivals around the world and describes how they are celebrated. -
Canadian festivals by
Call Number: J 394.26971 H83 2007This book introduces children to six holidays from various cultures. From the reason why the holiday is celebrated to how it is observed, this book provides a close look at the important festivities that make our country so diverse. The holidays featured are: Christmas, Eid-ul-Fitr (marking the end of Ramadan), Diwali, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year. -
Celebrations of Light
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Call Number: J 394.26 L85 1998Describes various festivals centered around light that are celebrated by different cultures throughout the year, including Candlemas, Bon Matsuri, Diwali, Hanukkah, Luciadagen, and Kwanzaa. -
Easter Around the World
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Call Number: ebookEaster is celebrated in many different ways around the world. In Sweden, children dress up as Easter witches and go door to door, hoping for candy. Egyptian children have egg-rolling contests. Russian children play an egg-tapping game. And in Colombia, Easter is a time for donkey beauty pageants. Take a trip around the world to see how this very special holiday is celebrated. -
Family Celebrations
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Call Number: J 394.2 G33 2009This engaging series focuses, book by book, on an important aspect of family life around the world. Each book contains a special, interactive feature such as an easy-to-prepare recipe or a family tree that the reader can adapt.
eBook Collections
- Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction ebooks. An engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. Contact the library for the password.
- Britannica eBook K-12 Collection provides access to 1,400 Britannica ebook titles from 40 popular Britannica series/collections. This database can be searched by keyword, grade and reading levels. It covers 39 specific subjects that are included in Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum from the areas of science, social studies, and language arts.
- Access Crabtree Digital ebooks through this online portal. For the password, check the "Fac Ed/Library E-Tools for Teaching" course on D2L or contact the Education Library.
- International Children's Digital Library provides free access to high-quality children's ebooks from around the world in different languages, including Arabic, Afrikaans, Danish, English, Farsi and beyond.
- Tumblebook Library is a collection of electronic animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles for children. The Tumblebook collection also includes lesson plans, quizzes, puzzles and games.
- TumblebookCloud is a collection of videos and chapter books in categories which include: Ebooks, Read-Alongs, Graphic Novels, Videos (from National Geographic!), and Audio Books suitable for middle school and high school grades. Lesson plans and quizzes accompany the books.