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
The Big Book for Peace Ann Durell (Editor), Marilyn Sachs (Editor) Seventeen stories, poems, and a song written by well-known authors describing many different forms of peace. [Grade Level: 3 - 6]
Big Moon Tortilla Joy Cowley (Author), Dyanne Strongbow (Illustrator) After her homework is ruined and her glasses break, a young girl is comforted by her grandmother's song and one of her warm tortillas. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
Big Wind Coming! Karen English (Author), Cedric Lucas (Illustrator) An extended family and their neighbors prepare for and then wait out a fierce storm, wondering what will remain of their farms. [Grade Level: K - 3]
Bon Odori Dancer Karen Kawamoto McCoy (Author), Carolina Yao (Illustrator) A young girl feels clumsy and insecure during her traditional Japanese dance class until the other girls start helping her. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
Boundless Grace Mary Hoffman (Author), Caroline Binch (Illustrator) When Grace gets the opportunity to go to Africa and visit with her father and his new family, she feels a little strange. But Nana says families are what you make them, and Grace is going to make the most of hers! Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch bring their spunky heroine to life in this sequel to "Amazing Grace." [Grade Level: K - 3]
Bread, Bread, Bread Ann Morris (Author), Ken Heyman (Illustrator) This book illustrates different types of bread and the diversity of the people who eat them. [Grade Level: Pre-K - 3]
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Written by Susan Jeffers Using the words of Chief Seattle, the visionary spirit of Native Americans is revealed. [Grade Level: K - 6]
