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The
Winter book covers many festivals from around the World, including:
Christmas
(Christian)
and New Year
(including Chinese New Year),
Hanukkah
(Jewish),
Kwanzaa
(African-American),
St Valentine's Day (Christian)
and Setsubun
(Japan).
There's
lots to learn too, with information about:
Christmas
Around the World,
What
Do Birds Eat?,
All About the Worm and
Carnival Around the World.
The
book gives lots of ideas for things to do if the weather's bad, such
as:
Make
a Wormery, Making
Butter,
Bark Rubbings and Wood Shavings
and Egg Experiment.
And
of course, there are many festive recipes to try, including:Yule
Log,
Potato
Latkes,
Couscous.
Some
of the stories on offer are:
The
Story of Hanukkah,
The
Legend of the Animals
and The Story
of Bridget.
As
with all the books, there are also lots of poems and songs to while
away the cold, dark evenings.
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