Germany (Countries of the World (Gareth Stevens))
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0836822617 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"What are the other reviews about?" according to A Reader. This book is short, extremely general, 15 years old, before German unification. It has lots of nice big pictures. It is clearly written for elementary classroom work about a foreign country neither the students or the teacher have ever visited. It gives brief, general descriptions of traditional observations or celebrations of major holiday observances in German with simple projects to make somet. Lots of good information on Germany. Sarah C We got this book when my son had a long report to write about Germanythis book gave a lot of good information.
Germany describes St. Unfortunately, the organization is poor, as the festivals are not presented in chronological or alphabetical order. Puerto Rico presents the Calle San Sebastian festival, the fiesta for Santiago Apostol, the celebrations that take place during the Las Navidades, and the patriotic festivals of Grito de Lares in Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican Day in the United States. Nikolaus Day and Christmas, Oktoberfest, and Walpurgis Night. The craft activities and recipes that conclude both books are clearly described and include safety warnings. In both titles, the language is clear, simple, and descriptive, and the bright, colorful photographs correlate well with the texts, although occasionally a caption or the narrative will allude to something that is not depicted. Martin's Day, Karneval, St. However, the rationale f
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