Download or read book All Around the Year written by Jack Santino and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether they're decorating Easter trees or celebrating Wagner's birthday by playing recordings of his Ring cycle operas and incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdämerung," Americans know both how to create and how to celebrate holidays. Jack Santino's guide to such frivolity is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Santino draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to show the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles that celebrations and rituals play in people's lives.
Download or read book All Year Round written by Sue Fitzjohn and published by Festivals and the Seasons. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Year Round is brimming with things to make, activities, stories, poems and songs to share with your family. It is full of well-illustrated ideas for fun and celebration: from Candlemas to Christmas and Midsummer's day to the Winter solstice.Observing the round of festivals is an enjoyable way to bring rhythm into children's lives and provide a series of meaningful landmarks to look forward to. Each festival has a special character of its own: participation can deepen our understanding and love of nature and bring a gift to the whole family. All Year Round invites you to start celebrating now!
Download or read book All Around the Year written by Michael Morpurgo and published by John Murray Publishers. This book was released on 1979 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All Year Round A Story of the Seaons written by Susan B. Katz and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow two friends as they explore the changing seasons through the beauty of each month's iconic shapes and celebrations -- from January to December -- all year round. A world of shapes, twelve months abound, from four-cornered square, to circle, round. Circle round, ready to roll. Add two sticks, a carrot and coal. (January) A sporty diamond, player at bat. Bases loaded, tilt your hat. (June) Triangle treats-pumpkin, peach. Want some pie? Excuse my reach! (November) Poetic text by Susan B. Katz (ABC Baby Me!, My Mama Earth, ABC School's for Me) is paired with debut illustrator Eiko Ojala's intricate cut-paper artwork to bring the months and their shapes to life! Bold colors, adorable characters, and lyrical text fuse together perfectly in this truly creative look at the world around us.
Download or read book In the Town All Year Round written by Rotraut Susanne Berner and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictures depict busy people in a town throughout the year.
Download or read book All Through the Year written by Jane Godwin and published by Viking. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year in the life of an Australian family told through the eyes of a child and featuring the months of the year.
Download or read book Anna All Year Round written by Mary Downing Hahn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1999-03-29 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight-year-old Anna enjoys one exciting experience after another in this charming story set in Baltimore just before World War I. She gets a new winter coat that's even better than Rosa's, rollerskates down the steepest hill in the neighborhood, and rides the trolley all by herself. And she delights in the changes occurring in the world around her, as motorcars and electric lights appear for the first time on her street. Based on the childhood experiences of the author's mother, these heartwarming episodes touch on timeless themes of family, friends, and the wonders of growing up.
Download or read book Nature All Year Long written by Clare Walker Leslie and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the different plants, animals, and landscapes that can be seen outdoors each month of the year.
Download or read book One Year Off written by David Elliot Cohen and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 2001 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With three children under the age of nine, the youngest still in diapers, the Cohens decide to do something many dream of, but few actually undertake: sell the house, the cars, and the belongings and take off for a year-long journey around the world. Demonstrating great creativity and tremendous tenacity, David, Devi, and their children create the adventure of a lifetime -- an inspiration to anyone who dreams of leaving it all behind. Book jacket.
Download or read book Baking All Year Round written by Rosanna Pansino and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author of The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook and beloved YouTube star Rosanna Pansino is back with a delicious and inspired new collection of recipes! In this book you will find more than 85 recipes for many of the holidays and special occasions that Rosanna Pansino’s family celebrates, such as Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and more. It will be your guide for years to come with fun, creative, and delicious ideas to make and share. This book has everything you’ll need to make a lasting impression. It’s also sprinkled with several recipes that are either gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy and celebrate all year round!
Download or read book Activities for All Year Round written by Angela Wilkes and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to inspire children and adults alike to enjoy and appreciate the changing seasons, this book includes seasonal recipes, gifts to make and things to look for season by season, wherever children are in the world.
Download or read book Hap Pea All Year written by Keith Baker and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keith Baker’s New York Times bestselling peas are exploring the months of the year in Hap-Pea All Year, which now comes with a CD narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci! Hap-pea January! Let’s get going, grab your mittens—hooray, it’s snowing! The peas have rolled through the letters, numbers, and colors. Now, they’re back to take young readers through the calendar. With bouncy rhyming text and playful pea-packed illustrations, celebrating the months, seasons, and holidays has never been so fun! Read along with the enclosed CD as Stanley Tucci narrates this fresh and fun exploration of the months of the year!
Download or read book A Year of Everyday Wonders written by Cheryl B. Klein and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs—first snowfall, first new umbrella, first beach trip—to the lows—first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn— every year older means another cycle of everyday experiences. In their clever, playful, observant picture book, acclaimed author Cheryl B. Klein and illustrator Qin Leng explore many truths of childhood through a calendar year of small moments that, all together, comprise what it is to be a kid.
Download or read book A Year Full of Stories written by Angela McAllister and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This treasury of 52 stories collects together a rich resource of myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world, with a story for every week of the year. The book is broken into 12 chapters, for each of the 12 months of the year, and throughout, stories are matched to internationally celebrated dates, including Valentines Day and the International Day of Friendship, as well as seasonal events and festivals. Collected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister, and illustrated by internally recognised artist Christopher Corr, this is a book that will be treasured by families and appeal to teachers and librarians around the world.
Download or read book The Wild Year written by Kristyna Baczynski and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to exploring nature, one surprising season—and plant—at a time. Whether you’re an avid nature lover or newly discovering the world outside your door, you’ll find information and inspiration in this beautifully illustrated pocket companion. Organized by season, its colorful pages are brimming with wondrous wildflowers and plants to discover as you wander, forage, and explore—from alder, foxglove, and fireweed to mistletoe, yarrow, and many more. Artist Kristyna Baczynski blends writing, research, and illustrations that celebrate more than ninety plant specimens, drawn in detail for identification, along with historical, scientific, and folkloric information highlighting the unique backstory and beauty of these everyday natural wonders. You’ll also find checklists, foraging tips, and room for field notes and sketches. Take your daily neighborhood walk or weekend hike to the next level with this vibrant and irresistible guide.
Download or read book The All Year Round Christmas Handbook written by Tiffany Wood and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a few straightforward strategies and a perfectly practical planner, Tiffany Wood shows you how to jingle your way through the preparations, for Christmas from January to December. The All-Year-Round Christmas Handbook lends a helping hand to everyone who would like to create a kinder, more mindful, and homespun Christmas celebration. Juggling all manner of jobs at a time when expectations of festive fun are sky high means that effective planning and time management are vital. Organizational and creative tasks are divided into months, then weeks and days as you get nearer to Christmas. In the month before Christmas, each week has its own 'dashboard' for different activities—creating, cooking, eating, shopping, entertaining—plus planning pages you can fill in yourself. For future years, you can also download extra planner pages to fill in and keep using the link in the book.To save you time, there are recipes for handy cook-ahead dishes, simple meals, and store-bought shortcuts. Tiffany shows you how to wrap your gifts with style, and make crafty things with the leftover paper. There are also tips from Mrs and Mr Christmases around the world, with some different traditions you might like to try.
Download or read book Julie Andrews Treasury for All Seasons written by Julie Andrews and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vast array of poems old and new joyously celebrates each special day of the year, telling of New Year's resolutions, Valentine's Day love, Easter parades, Fourth of July fireworks, and more. From the cold of winter to the new hope of spring, the brisk fall to the steamy summer, Caldecott Honor illustrator Marjorie Priceman's vibrant watercolor paintings ring in every month of the year, bringing each season to joyful life. Featuring verse from favorites like Walt Whitman, Jack Prelutsky, and Langston Hughes and poetic lyrics from the likes of Cole Porter and Oscar Hammerstein, plus heartfelt introductions by Julie Andrews describing favorite family holiday moments, this is the perfect collection for families to share together.
