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social customs

Books about social customs for readers of all ages.

Cover of Clothes and Crafts in Victorian Times (Clothes and Crafts in History)

Clothes and Crafts in Victorian Times (Clothes and Crafts in History)

Philip Steele

Ages 7–12historyfashion

Cover of Rose O' the River

Rose O' the River

Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Ages 10–15coming of agelove and romance

Cover of How to be an Aztec warrior

How to be an Aztec warrior

Fiona MacDonald

Ages 8–12historyancient civilizations

Cover of The collected short fiction of Bruce Jay Friedman

The collected short fiction of Bruce Jay Friedman

Bruce Jay Friedman

Ages 14–18humorsocial customs

Cover of The Tudor household

The Tudor household

Jean Ellenby

Ages 7–11historysocial customs

Cover of Barrio

Barrio

George Ancona

Ages 6–12communitycultural identity

Cover of Aztec & Maya Worlds

Aztec & Maya Worlds

Fiona MacDonald

Ages 8–12ancient historycivilization and culture

Cover of A Sikh wedding

A Sikh wedding

Olivia Bennett, Olivia Bennett

Ages 4–10culturetradition

Cover of A Williamsburg household

A Williamsburg household

Joan Anderson

Ages 7–11historycolonial america

Cover of Great American Short Stories

Great American Short Stories

Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Henry James, Sarah Orne Jewett, O. Henry, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, Jack London, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Flannery O'Connor

Ages 13–18american identityhuman nature

Cover of The king's stratagem, and other stories

The king's stratagem, and other stories

Stanley John Weymann

Ages 8–13strategy and clevernessmorality and conduct

Cover of After many days

After many days

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Ages 12–18love and romancesocial customs

Cover of Ananda in Sri Lanka

Ananda in Sri Lanka

Carol Barker

Ages 5–10cultural explorationsocial customs

Cover of A Roman Villa

A Roman Villa

Jacqueline Morley

Ages 7–12historyarchitecture

Cover of Now and Then

Now and Then

Heather Amery, Peter Firmin

Ages 4–8historysocial customs

Cover of At the sign of the Sugared Plum

At the sign of the Sugared Plum

Mary Hooper

Ages 9–13independencehistorical discovery

Cover of I See The Sun In Afghanistan

I See The Sun In Afghanistan

Judith Inglese

Ages 4–8cultural explorationfamily

Cover of Touchstones of reality

Touchstones of reality

Maurice S. Friedman

Ages 14–18religionrelationships

Cover of Canadian childhoods

Canadian childhoods

Ages 8–12canadian culturechildhood experiences

Cover of The Egyptian News

The Egyptian News

Scott Steedman, James Putnam

Ages 7–12ancient historyculture and civilization

Cover of All around the land

All around the land

Gladys Relyea Saxon

Ages 7–11family lifecommunity

Cover of The Aztec news

The Aztec news

Philip Steele, Penny Bateman, Norma Rosso

Ages 7–12historyancient civilizations

Cover of An Egyptian Pyramid

An Egyptian Pyramid

Jacqueline Morley

Ages 7–12ancient historyarchitecture

Cover of Kirsten's Cookbook (American Girls Pastimes)

Kirsten's Cookbook (American Girls Pastimes)

Jodi Evert, Terri Braun, Susan Mahal, Mark Salisbury

Ages 7–10cookingcultural traditions