"Yallah! From January to December, join some busy kids as they partake in traditions old and new. There's so much to do, whether it's learning to write Arabic or looking at hijab fashion sites while planning costumes for a local comic convention. With details as vivid as the scent of jasmine and honeysuckle perfume (made to remind Mom of Morocco), children bond with friends, honor tradition, and spend loving time with family. Accompanied by buoyant...

Simple text and photographs introduce the people, places, and traditions of the African country known as Somalia.

Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.

Describes disgusting details about daily life in the American Colonies covering housing, food, and sanitation. Includes illustrations, side-bars, and a map with a timeline.

Briefly explores a range of celebrations and ceremonies from native American cultures, including the origins of the powwow and the "first laugh ceremony" of the Navajo community.

Simple text and full-color photographs illustrate the land, animals, and people of England.

Explains the history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture of Haiti. Also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

Presents an introduction to Spain, describing its geography, weather, cities and towns, family life, food, leisure activities, and holidays.

The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits...

Provides an introduction to Mexico, with information on the country's history, geography, cities, people, food, famous places, and more.