Primary Junior Social Studies, History and Geography

At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.

Everybody has a birthday, but not everyone celebrates it in the same way! In fact, there are many different birthday customs and traditions around the world. In this joyful book, readers will learn about Name Day celebrations in Greece, different coming-of-age traditions, and more.

Depicts a San Francisco boy and his family preparing for and enjoying their celebration of the Chinese New Year, their most important holiday.

A calendar of celebrations which describes holidays and festivals of all major religions and cultures from around the world. Includes original photography.

To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.

Photographs and text depict the homes, schools, family life, and culture of young people around the world.

"We all need to eat in order to live, but not everyone goes about eating a meal the same way. Simple text and fun photographs answer the questions- who, when, how, what, where, and why we eat, introducing readers to a feast of food traditions from around the world."

Text in English and Cree. The drums echo in the night, like the beating of the heart as the dancers join hands to do the round dance. It is a night of magic, a night of peace. It is a celebration of the spirits within and without, and if you dance the round dance, you will feel the magic too.

Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parents and some with moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.

Comparing the world population to a village of 100 persons, the author reveals such facts as the languages of the village, how much each earns, if the person is literate, has a television and has enough to eat.

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

People around the world use different forms of light to help them celebrate special occasions. Follow a year of celebrations as lanterns, candles, bonfires, and fireworks are used by different cultures to commemorate events in their lives.

Gita's family has only just emigrated from India. Today, she is looking forward to her favourite holiday - Divali, a festival of lights with fireworks, laughter and exchanges of sweets.

After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.

What is National Aboriginal Day? -- Canada's First People -- Shaping Canada -- First day of Summer -- Celebrating the Season -- Recognizing Aboriginal Peoples -- Quebec declares a holiday -- A day to celebrate -- Games, songs and dances -- Traditional foods -- Glossary/index.

"Grandpa, Bibi, Yeye and Grann . . . This striking album captures the intergenerational relationships between children and grandparents around the world. The brief text and striking photographs bring their joy and affection into focus. Includes a touching foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu."

Identifies places where people live, work, learn, and shop. What is in this book? -- What is a community? -- Places to live -- Places to learn -- Places to buy food -- Places to shop -- Community safety -- Places to get well -- Long ago -- Fun places outdoors -- Words to know

Chapter headings: What is Ramadan? A way of life. Following the words. When is Ramadan? Fasting. Sahoor. Iftar. Praying. The mosque. The Qur-an. Charity. The Night of Power. Eid al-Fitr!. Treat time!

A joyful evoction of the great Muslim festival of Ramadan and Id for children.

For Muslims, Ramadan is a time for fasting, prayer, and thinking of others. Rashad tries to be good all month. When it's time for Eid al-Fitr, he feasts and plays! Find out how people celebrate this special time of year.

When Leo outgrows his bicycle, it finds a new home with Alisetta, who uses it to access her family's sorghum field and the market

In 1935, a boy witnesses a forbidden Potlach.

A roof, a door, some windows, a floor. All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels (Romany vardoes), some float; some are made of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelterexplores the way people live all over the world and beyond--from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from an underground house in Las Vegas to the International Space Station. Everywhere people live, they adapt to their surroundings and create unique environments, using innovative techniques to provide that most basic of needs: shelter.

Consists of brief statements relating what children from around the world do with a tooth that has fallen out. Includes facts about teeth.

"Around the world, little ones are carried in many different ways: in slings, on shoulders, in backpacks, on hips, in baskets, and in loving arms. Up! depicts ten places around the world, from Afghanistan to northern Canada, Peru to West Africa. In each place, a mom, dad, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or sibling lovingly carries a baby. With various family configurations and settings ranging from a busy outdoor market to a high-rise apartment kitchen, the book wholeheartedly celebrates diversity. Gorgeous cut-paper collage art adds warmth and brightness, and brings the lyrical text to life. Repetition of the phrase "Upsy-daisy" on each spread lends familiarity, and reminds readers that love for a little one is a universal feeling."--

VOYA's Non Fiction Honour List 2013 2013 Information Book Award Long List nominee Whether their school is under a banyan tree, in a dusty tent held up with poles or in a sturdy brick structure in the heart of a bustling city, all children need a healthy lunch to be able to learn and grow. Good food nourishes both our bodies and our brains. It's one of the basic building blocks of life. As the world has become more interconnected, what we eat has become part of a huge global system. Food is now the biggest industry on Earth. Growing it, processing it, transporting it and selling it have a major impact on people and the planet. Unpack a school lunch, and you'll discover that food is connected to issues that matter to everyone and everything such as climate change, health and inequality. In What's For Lunch Andrea Curtis reveals the variety and inequality to be found in the food consumed by young people in typical school lunches from thirteen countries around the world, including Japan, Kenya, Russia, United States and Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Afghanistan. In some countries, the meals are nutritious and well-balanced. In others they barely satisfy basic nutrition standards.