Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations from Around the World

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North America

Giving Thanks, by Chief Jake Swamp. 
Lexile 680, 1 point.

Pilgrims of Plimoth, by Anna Sewall
Lexile 910, 3 points

Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? Parts 1 & 2 by Jean Fritz
Lexile 780, 2 points

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, 
by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by P.J. Lynch. 
Fiction set in 19th century United States. 
Lexile 820, 2 points.

The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore
illustrated by Ruth Sanderson. Lexile 940, 1 point.

South America

Australia & Pacific Islands: Oceania

Europe

Gershon's Monster, a Story of the Jewish New Year, by Eric Kimmel. Eastern European Jewish Holiday Tale. Lexile 400, 2 points.

In the Month of Kislev (2 parts) by Nina Jaffe, 
illustrated by Louise August. Lexile 640, 2 points

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, 
by Eric Kimmel. Eastern European Jewish Holiday Folktale. Lexile 400, 2 points.

The Elves and the Shoemaker, 
by the Brothers Grimm & Jim LaMarche. European holiday folktale.
Lexile 840, 1 point.

Asia

India: Holi, the festival of colors,
Spring in the northern hemisphere

India: Diwali, Festival of Lights.
​Autumn in the northern hemisphere

India: The Rupee Tree

TET, the Vietnamese New Year, late January-early February
The word is a shortened form of Tết Nguyên Đán,
​ "Feast of the First Morning of the First Day".

Africa

Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
by Angela Shelf Medearis. Lexile 430, 2 points.

Seven Candles for Kwanzaa
by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Lexile 970, 2 points.