Christmas Is... Contributor(s): Gibbons, Gail (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823417670 ISBN-13: 9780823417674 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Nonfiction | Religious - Christian - Holidays & Celebrations |
Dewey: 394.266 |
Lexile Measure: 530 |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 9.76" W x 9.88" (0.32 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Holiday - Christmas |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 54081 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: All of a beloved holiday's history and traditions are collected in a colorful, accessible introduction. Christmas is many things to many people. It celebrates the birth of the Christ Child. It is also Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus, angels, lights, Christmas trees, cards, carols, presents, and prayers. In this festive introduction to the traditions and history of a favorite holiday, an award-winning author celebrates the many facets of this wonderful time, including the most important...peace, love and joy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbons, Gail: - Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com |