Birthdays Around the World
Birthdays Around the World

Author: Margriet Ruurs

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1771389540

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"Every child in the world has a birthday. But how children celebrate this occasion depends on where they live. In this latest addition to the Around the World series, award-winning author Margriet Ruurs explores the fascinating ways that children experience birthdays. You'll meet fourteen kids from different countries, each celebrating a birthday according to their local traditions. Bram from Belgium never gets to sleep in on his birthday - his family wakes him up by clanging pots and pans. For Ninoshka in India, it's important to give thanks to the Hindu gods and share sweets with her classmates. And some kids don't celebrate their birthdays at all. Instead, Phúc Khang in Vietnam celebrates Tet, when everyone in the country turns one year older. A world map that pinpoints the countries in the book, a Note to Parents and Teachers with interactive activities and a glossary of foreign words and phrases help to enrich the reading experience. Based on interviews with real people from each country, Birthdays Around the World is an invitation to experience a different culture, think about your own birthday celebrations and even learn how to say "Happy Birthday" in another language (like Hawaiian: "Hau oli la hanau" [ho-O-lee LA HA-now])!"--

Knights in Training
Knights in Training

Author: Heather Haupt

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-05-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0143130501

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Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to pursue honor, courage, and compassion. In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now. When we issue the challenge and give boys the reasons why it is worth pursuing, we step forward on an incredible journey towards raising the kind of boys who, just like the knights of old, make an impact in their world now and for the rest of their lives.

The Birthday Book
The Birthday Book

Author: Ann Druitt

Publisher: Festivals and the Seasons

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781903458013

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Birthdays are milestones on our journey through life. The authors say, "We wrote this book for the many people who wish to find ways of bringing beauty, meaning, and a touch of magic into the celebration of birthdays." Packed with recipes, stories, songs and games, and ideas for cards, decorations, and presents, The Birthday Book is spiced with quotations from famous birthday celebrants and amusing historical anecdotes. Features: - A complete resource for birthday celebrations from age one to 100+. - How to organize a party--invitations, games, prizes and food. - Party suggestions for teenagers, 18 to 21 year-olds, twins, and small children. - Unique celebrations for those on holiday, ill, Christmas birthdays, and rainy days. - Birthday traditions from around the world--Chinese, Muslim, Hindu, and many more.

Mason's Greatest Gems
Mason's Greatest Gems

Author: Chelsea Lee Smith

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-11-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781519133120

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"As he does every Saturday afternoon, Mason is digging next to the old swing when he finds a handful of items for his treasure collection... Mason's greatest gems is a story about finding hidden gems inside yourself, with an introduction to the concept of virtues for children."--Back cover.

Today Our Family Celebrated Mom's Birthday
Today Our Family Celebrated Mom's Birthday

Author: Deana Dutcher

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2008-03

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1604621850

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Today Our Family Celebrated Mom's Birthday sparks memories, awakens the imagination, and encourages conversations and giggling. New vocabulary is introduced on each page, and there is a surprise project at the end of the book! Today Our Family Celebrated Mom's Birthday provides the opportunity for adventurous learning and teaches that creativity is the best gift.

Family Traditions in Hawai'i
Family Traditions in Hawai'i

Author: Joan Namkoong

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 2004-11

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781573062275

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Information on cultural traditions including birthdays, holiday celebrations, coming of age ceremonies, marriages, and funerals. Description and explanations include anecdotes than emphasize the bonds these traditions create. -- From the back cover.

Interpersonal Relationships
Interpersonal Relationships

Author: Diana Dwyer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1134644396

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Interpersonal Relationships considers friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. Social and cultural variations are discussed as well as the effects of relationships on our well-being and happiness. The book is tailor-made for the student new to higher-level study. With its helpful textbook features provided to assist in examination and learning techniques, it should interest all introductory psychology and sociology students, as well as those training for the caring services, such as nurses.

Columbans on Mission
Columbans on Mission

Author: Peter Woodruff

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-12-13

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1493147528

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Since 1918, the Missionary Society of St. Columban has been sharing the Gospel in solidarity with the poor throughout the world. Today, Columbans including priests, Sisters and lay missionaries work in fifteen countries around the globe in conjunction with lay men and women within the local communities. Columban Fr. Peter Woodruff spent several years traveling around the Columban world and interviewing the men and women engaged in mission work. The stories collected here provide a rare look at a moment in time in the continuing mission work and the ongoing Columban story. Each story is unique and different, but all of them share in furthering the work of mission today. Explore their first-hand accounts of what it means to be a missionary in today’s ever changing world.