The History of Our Holidays: Sets 1 – 2

Many people celebrate holidays without even thinking
about their long history or how the traditions associated with them originated.
This engaging collection can help. Each entertaining book explains the
background of a celebration as well as the special ways people mark the day.
Full-color photographs offer captivating scenes of each holiday, including
Hanukkah, Groundhog Day, and Presidents' Day. Readers will be inspired to mark
their calendars for the next celebration.

• Achievable text and high-interest
topics appeal to all levels of readers

• Offers lenses through which to study
curricular topics such as history and world cultures

• Reading informational
texts with proficiency is a standard of the English Language Arts Common
Core