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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Halloween with Pumpkins, Costumes, and Candy: With Pumpkins, Costumes, and Candy
Contributor(s): Heiligman, Deborah (Author)

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ISBN: 1426301200 ISBN-13: 9781426301209
Publisher: National Geographic Kids

OUR PRICE: $13.56

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2007
* Out of Print *

Annotation: Vivid images and lively, inviting text illuminate the spookiest night of the year. This book spirits readers on a tour of Halloween celebrations around the globe as it explores the rich history of this holiday and the origins of its folklore, food, games, costumes, and traditions. Full color.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General

Dewey: 394.264

LCCN: 2007003121

Age Level: 6-9

Grade Level: 1-4

Lexile Measure: 780 NC (Nonconforming Text)

Series: Holidays Around the World (Hardcover)

Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.82" W x 10.44" L (0.90 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Holiday - Halloween

Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 183
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 129654
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:
Trick or treat? Celebrate Halloween is a real treat. Vivid images and Deborah Heiligman's lively, inviting text illuminate the spookiest night of the year. The book spirits readers on a front-seat tour of Halloween celebrations around the globe as it explores the rich history of this holiday, the creepy creatures associated with it, and the origins of such customs as carving jack-o'-lanterns and trick-or-treating. Halloween folklore, food, games, costumes, and traditions all combine in a most bewitching brew. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

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