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cultural traditions

Books about cultural traditions for readers of all ages.

Cover of Two continents, four generations

Two continents, four generations

Peter Hays

Ages 10–16familyheritage

Cover of Fields of peace

Fields of peace

Millen Brand

Ages 8–14communitycultural traditions

Cover of Sato and the elephants

Sato and the elephants

Juanita Havill

Ages 6–10art and creativityconservation

Cover of Martial arts

Martial arts

Ages 8–14disciplineself-improvement

Cover of Kite Flying

Kite Flying

Grace Lin

Ages 3–8natureoutdoor play

Cover of Stone soup with matzoh balls

Stone soup with matzoh balls

Linda Glaser

Ages 4–9communitycooperation

Cover of The Storyteller

The Storyteller

Nissan Mindel

Ages 10–16jewish heritagecultural traditions

Cover of Fatuma's new cloth

Fatuma's new cloth

Leslie Bulion

Ages 4–9cultural traditionsdecision-making

Cover of Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

Ages 8–12historyslavery

Cover of The rainy day adventure

The rainy day adventure

Judy Nayer

Ages 4–8familycultural traditions

Cover of My two grandmothers

My two grandmothers

Effin Older

Ages 4–8familygrandmothers

Cover of Pourquoi tales

Pourquoi tales

Margaret Hodges

Ages 5–10folkloreanimals

Cover of The First Rains

The First Rains

Peter Bonnici

Ages 4–8natureseasons

Cover of Lost Ring

Lost Ring

Fawzia Gilani-Williams, Kulthum Burgess, Islamic Foundation (Great Britain) Staff

Ages 5–9faithramadan

Cover of Myths and Monsters

Myths and Monsters

Katie Edwards

Ages 6–12mythologyfolklore

Cover of Love and roast chicken

Love and roast chicken

Barbara Knutson

Ages 4–8lovekindness

Cover of Festival stories of child life in a Jewish colony in Palestine

Festival stories of child life in a Jewish colony in Palestine

Hannah Trager

Ages 8–12judaismcultural traditions

Cover of A gift of gracias

A gift of gracias

Julia Alvarez

Ages 4–8gratitudegenerosity

Cover of The first Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving

Nancy Davis

Ages 4–8thanksgivinggratitude

Cover of The Book of Ghosts

The Book of Ghosts

Michael Hague

Ages 8–14mysteryfolklore

Cover of Grandma Comes To Stay

Grandma Comes To Stay

Ifeoma Onyefulu

Ages 3–8familygrandparent-grandchild relationships

Cover of Sunday best

Sunday best

Juwanda G. Ford

Ages 3–8familyreligious life

Cover of The Barefoot Book of Monsters!

The Barefoot Book of Monsters!

Fran Parnell

Ages 5–10folkloremonsters

Cover of One-Minute Jewish Stories-P560387/2

One-Minute Jewish Stories-P560387/2

Shari Lewis

Ages 5–10jewish heritagecultural traditions