Books in this category include customs and traditions of people around the world. In some books the emphasis is on commonalties among people; in others, the focus is on the ways that people and groups of people can be different from one another.
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All Books in the Customs & Traditions Category
Pop'n Kimchi Soo-Young Chin (Author), Christina Lochmann (Author) This pop-up book introduces kimchi, a Korean national dish of pickled cabbage, and ways to prepare and eat it. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 2]
Pot Luck Tobi Tobias (Author), Nola Langner Malone (Illustrator) Rachel learns about what it means to make a pot luck dinner. Rachel and her grandmother cook dinner together for an old friend. [Grade Level: K - 3]
The Potato Man Ted Lewin (Illustrator), Megan McDonald (Author) Grandpa tells stories of the fruit-and-vegetable huckster in his childhood neighborhood. [Grade Level: K - 3]
Precious Gold, Precious Jade Written by Sharon E. Heisel A young woman befriends a Chinese family despite the racism and fear that overwhelm the residents of her small mining town at the end of the gold rush. [Grade Level: 4 - 6]
A Quilt for Kiri Judith Kunzle (Illustrator), Don Long (Author) A young girl learns about her grandmother from the quilt she leaves behind after her death. [Grade Level: K - 3]
