Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Helene Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains descriptions of nearly 2,500 special days commemorated by people of various countries, cultures, and religions around the world; arranged alphabetically by name of holiday.
Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Sue Ellen Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the background of each holiday and how it is celebrated.
Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Cherie D. Abbey and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details more than 3,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations.
Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Helene Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pilgrimage to Mecca to the Wizard of Oz Festival, the new edition of this classic compendium circles the globe describing more than 2,000 holidays, rituals, and other notable occasions. Special features include Millennium coverage, web sites on holidays, sections on U.S. states and territories and U.S. presidents (including major landmarks), domestic and international tourism contact information, new annotated bibliography, updated coverage of calendar systems, and more.
Download or read book Holidays Festivals Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Omnigraphics and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comprehensive dictionary that describes more than 3,300 holidays and festivals celebrated around the world. Features both secular and religious events from many different cultures, countries, and ethnic groups. Includes contact information for events; multiple appendices with background information on world holidays; extensive bibliography; multiple indexes"--
Download or read book African American Holidays Festivals and Celebrations 2nd Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents more than 100 diverse holidays and festivals observed by Americans of African descent, exploring their history, customs, and symbols. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, and index.
Download or read book Serving Library Users from Asia written by John Hickok and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. While books on serving other target groups in libraries have been published (e.g., disabled, Latino, seniors, etc.), few books on serving library users of Asian heritage have been written. Thus the timely need for this book. Rather than a generalized overview of Asians as a whole, this book has 24 separate chapters—each on 24 specific Asian countries/cultures of East, Southeast, and South Asia—with a wealth of resources for understanding, interacting with, outreaching to, and serving library users of each culture. Resources include cultural guides (both print and online), language helps (with sample library vocabulary), Asian booksellers, nationwide cultural groups, professional literature, and more. Resources and suggestions are given for all three types of libraries—public, school, and academic—making this book valuable for all librarians. The demographics of each Asian culture (numbers and distribution)—plus history of immigration and international student enrollment—is also featured. As a bonus, each chapter spotlights a US public, school, and academic library providing model outreach to Asian library users. Additionally, this book provides a detailed description and analysis of libraries in each of the 24 Asian countries. The history, development, facilities, conditions, technology, classification systems, and more—of public, school, and academic libraries—are all discussed, with detailed documentation. Country conditions influencing libraries and library use are also described: literacy levels, reading cultures, languages and writing systems, educational systems, and more. Based on the author’s 15 years of research and travels to Asia, this work is a must-have for all librarians.
Download or read book Holiday Symbols Customs 5th Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 2004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the legend and lore behind the traditions, rituals, foods, games, animals, and other symbols and activities associated with holidays and holy days, feasts and fasts, and other celebrations.
Download or read book Holidays and Festivals Index written by Helene Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to some 3,000 holidays, festivals, celebrations, commemorative days, feasts, and fasts held in countries around the world, as found in 26 well-known and widely held dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works on special days and observances. The main text is an alphabetical arrangement of events by name. Entries may include name of event, person or event named for or honored, location, ethnic or religious group, date established, date of observance, and sources with page numbers. Also included is a section explaining the different calendars of the world and tables of state and national public holidays. An annotated bibliography lists a wide range of books for all ages. Ethnic and geographic, name, religion, and chronological indexes follow the main index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Every Day a Holiday written by Elizabeth Raum and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matches quality children's books with each day of the year to provide a focus for story time. The lessons in this book will help children develop creative connections between reading and the world around them, introducing them to many other people and places throughout the world.
Download or read book Hot Hotter Hottest written by Vivian Howard and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The YA Hotline is a unique newsletter written by graduate students in the Young Adult Literature and Media Interests class in the School of Library and Information Studies at Dalhousie University. Hot, Hotter, Hottest: The Best of the YA Hotline consists of selected articles from issues 44 to 64. This collection of articles from The YA Hotline is useful not only for YA librarians, but also for teachers and other educators and program coordinators working with young adults.
Download or read book Anniversaries and Holidays written by Bernard Trawicky and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, with more than 3,000 listings honoring a variety of cultural traditions, this authoritative, painstakingly researched compendium is one of the most-used references in libraries and schools nationwide.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Days written by Leslie Dunkling and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multicultural Information Quests written by Marie Rodgers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-03-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're searching for research activities or multicultural topics for a diverse student population, this is the book for you. Reproducible quizzes guide students through subjects that range from holidays and food to sports heroes and literature. Cultural searches are related to Hispanics, Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and other U.S. immigrant groups. For each quest, the author provides an annotated reference list, search questions, and an answer key. This is a fun and inspirational approach to building research skills while fostering an appreciation of diversity.
Download or read book Travel Resources written by Stephen Walker and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-08-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for the traveler who needs information beyond what is provided in a general guidebook, Travel Resources: An Annotated Guide introduces the reader to comprehensive and specialized travel literature and resources. In this book, author Stephen Walker offers practical and accessible direction for anyone seeking detailed and valuable information on travel, while also instructing readers in ways to find information that may not be included in this guide. Organized by topic, each topic begins with information that is useful to new travelers so that anyone can begin with any topic without any previous knowledge of it. However, the book also goes further so as to provide information useful to the seasoned traveler. The wide variety of topics related to travel provide many new and possibly overlooked opportunities, even for veteran travelers, and the works included have been selected because of the depth with which each treats its subject matter, in order to ensure that each resource is of the quality that today's traveler demands.
Download or read book Reference Skills for the School Librarian written by Ann Marlow Riedling Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for courses that prepare LIS students for school librarianship, this title teaches basic reference processes, sources, services, and skills and provides authentic school library reference scenarios and exercises. This fourth edition of Reference Skills for the School Librarian: Tools and Tips acknowledges the vital importance of reference skills in school libraries. It focuses on new reference skills for school librarians and includes more online materials such as Webliographies and a glossary. Teaching reference skills and providing reference services to students and staff in schools are extremely important tasks and are required of librarians on a regular basis. Aimed at pre-service and in-service school librarians, this book covers all types of reference materials including almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and other standard information sources, giving extra emphasis to the online sources to which students increasingly turn. This edition addresses more online reference resources than previous editions and offers practical suggestions for use in K–12 student instruction.
Download or read book Promoting a Global Community Through Multicultural Children s Literature written by Stan Steiner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will find this book invaluable for teaching students the beauties of diversity and for building understanding of cultures from around the world. This book features more than 800 titles, both single volume and series, selected for their multicultural content and compelling reflections of the social issues of diverse cultures. The more than 100 interdisciplinary application strategies for titles range from reading aloud with follow-up discussions to social activism. Fully indexed by author and title, this guide includes Web sites for literature integration, contact information, a discussion of the benefits of multicultural literature, and suggestions for further reading. The perfect guide for introducing students to other cultures and customs.
