Author : Tony Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,62 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Aunts
ISBN : 9780823416233
Every year Juma's mysterious Aunt Aida asks the same question: "What is your number one Christmas wish?" Juma always wishes for the same thing: to see Father Christmas. It's hard to imagine what he looks like when you live in a hot African town with no snow, no sleigh, and certainly no reindeer. But Aunt Aida is full of magic, and she promises to do what she can to make Juma's greatest wish come true.
Author : Aunty Kiko
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 47,47 MB
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781480182011
Find out how Akinyi celebrates Christmas in Kenya where it is hot in December and a very special Christmas family come to bring the gifts.
Author : Sara Sargent
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 29,13 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593380843
Help children discover the joy of Christmas 2020 with this timely picture book that affirms the special magic of the holidays even if we're physically separated from our loved ones! Christmas will always mean love. Even if love looks a little different this year. As families and communities come together--and stay apart--in creative ways this holiday season, bring comfort and joy to children with this story about a Christmas like no other. Always Together at Christmas highlights different family traditions and the ways they're changing in 2020: from Santa's elves practicing social distancing to opening presents via Zoom on Christmas morning. And it even includes ideas for new quarantine-appropriate Christmas traditions! The sweet and cozy illustrations add classic touches, making this book the perfect gift to share with family and friends from across the miles.
Author : Russell Ince
Publisher : Russell Ince
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 15,83 MB
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1545743010
After centuries of closely guarding ancient secrets, Santa Claus has decided that the time has come to share the magical mysteries behind Christmas. All of the miraculous happenings that contribute towards making Christmas the most remarkable time of the year are finally to be revealed to the world.
Author : Ian Kykorka
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 14,51 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 155143329X
Poultry for Christmas dinner? What an outlandish idea!
Author : John Updike
Publisher : Pomegranate Communications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780764937101
Edward Gorey's off-kilter depictions of Yuletide mayhem and John Updike's wryly jaundiced text examine a dozen Christmas traditions with a decidedly wheezy ho-ho-ho. This long out-of-print classic is the perfect stocking-stuffer for any bah humbug.
Author : Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0698136454
’Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos (decorations) on the walls. Gather to sing festive canciones (songs) while sipping champurrado (hot chocolate). After the midnight feast has been served and the last gifts have been unwrapped, it’s time to cheer, “Feliz Navidad and to all a good night!” Savor the magic of Nochebuena with a holiday tale you’ll want to read again and again.
Author : Catherine House
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 30,21 MB
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781847801166
Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 20,36 MB
Release : 1997-12-19
Category :
ISBN :
The Kenya Gazette is an official publication of the government of the Republic of Kenya. It contains notices of new legislation, notices required to be published by law or policy as well as other announcements that are published for general public information. It is published every week, usually on Friday, with occasional releases of special or supplementary editions within the week.
Author : Claire A. Nivola
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 2008-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
The story of Wangari Maathai, a native Kenyan, who taught the people living in the highlands how to plant trees and care for the land.
