Holidays: Then and Now

Holidays: Then and Now
ISBN-10
000759108X
ISBN-13
9780007591084
Series
Holidays
Category
Readers
Pages
24
Language
English
Published
2015-04-08
Publisher
Collins
Author
Lucy M. George

Description

Everyone looks forward to their holidays. In this book you can learn how holidays began, and what they are like today. * Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. * Text type: An information text. * Curriculum links: History: "how people's lives have shaped this nation." * A timeline on pages 22-23 allows children to see the history of holidays in one neat summary.

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