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Sealed With A Kiss

author: Mazer, Anne
When Abby starts receiving anonymous love notes in her locker just before Valentine's Day, she tries to put together the clues in the pictures that come with the notes and discover the identity of her secret admirer.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440

Fiesta U.s.a.

author: Ancona, George
A description accompanied by full-color photographs of several festivals celebrated by Mexican Americans in the United States: the Day of the Dead, the processions of Las Posadas, New Year's Day and the dance of Los Matachines, and Three Kings' Day.
394.2
year: 1995
copies: 12
call number/section: 394.2
lexile: 890

India Celebrates!

author: Watson, Jane Werner
Discusses the religious and national holidays of India--why they are celebrated and how.
394.2
year: 1974
copies: 1
call number/section: 394.2
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subjects: festivals, fasts and feasts [X], holidays, india

Let's Celebrate Valentine's Day

author: Roop, Peter
Describes some history and customs connected with St. Valentine's Day and presents jokes, riddles, activities, and recipes to help celebrate this holiday.
394.26
year: 1999
copies: 15
call number/section: 394.26
lexile:
subjects: valentine's day, holidays, jewish holidays, fasts and feasts [X]

Celebrating Passover

author: Hoyt-goldsmith, Diane
Uses one family's celebration of Passover to describe the religious significance, traditions, customs, and symbols of this Jewish holiday.
296.4
year: 2000
copies: 7
call number/section: 296.4
lexile: 720
subjects: passover, seder, fasts and feasts [X]

Jewish Holidays All Year Round

author: Cooper, Ilene
Lets young readers discover the special days in the Jewish calendar, providing a description and history for each holiday as well as activities for observing each day, both in synagogue and at home.
296.4
year: 2002
copies: 9
call number/section: 296.4
lexile:
subjects: fasts and feasts [X], jewish crafts, cookery, jewish

St. Patrick's Day

author: Schuh, Mari C.
Simple text and photographs describe the history of St. Patrick's Day and the many ways in which it is celebrated.
394.26
year: 2003
copies: 15
call number/section: 394.26
lexile:
subjects: saint patrick's day, holidays, jewish holidays, fasts and feasts [X]

The Three Muslim Festivals

author: Ali, Aminah Ibrahim
297.3
year: 1998
copies: 11
call number/section: 297.3
lexile:
subjects: ramadan, ??d al-fi?r, ??d al-a???, islam, fasts and feasts [X]

Religious Celebrations

author:
Relates the ancient roots of various religious celebrations and describes how such occasions are observed in different countries and by different cultures around the world.
291.3
year: 2003
copies: 15
call number/section: 291.3
lexile:
subjects: fasts and feasts [X], festivals

Poems For Jewish Holidays

author: Livingston, Myra Cohn
A collection of sixteen poems, by twelve contemporary authors, celebrating Jewish holidays such as Yom Kippur and Purim.
811
year: 1986
copies: 5
call number/section: 811
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Lots Of Hearts

author: Cocca-leffler, Maryann
Simple words and rebus pictures tell the story of a little girl who makes Valentine cards for her family only to have them mysteriously disappear.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:

Ten Mice For Tet

author: Shea, Pegi Deitz
A village of mice prepares for Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, as different numbers of mice give gifts, cook food, and celebrate in other traditional ways.
394.26
year: 2003
copies: 21
call number/section: 394.26
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One Snowy Night

author: Butler, M. Christina
Little hedgehog wakes up in the winter to find a Christmas present of a red hat, but his prickles get in the way when he wears it.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 460

Ramadan

author: Sievert, Terri
Presents an introduction to Ramadan, in simple text with illustrations, describing what Ramadan is, how it started, and the ways people celebrate this cultural holiday.
297.3
year: 2006
copies: 15
call number/section: 297.3
lexile:
subjects: ramadan, fasts and feasts [X], islam

The White Ram

author: Gerstein, Mordicai
A white ram, made on the sixth day of creation, waits patiently in the garden of Eden until the time is right, then runs to save a certain child in fulfillment of God's plan.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: abraham, rams, rosh ha-shanah, fasts and feasts [X]

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