Earth Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays: Previous Editions)

Earth Day (Rookie Read-About Holidays: Previous Editions)

- Pronunciation guides to less familiar words.<br>- Includes chart that explains the game of dreidel.<br>- Holiday books are always in demand in schools and libraries, but the controlled vocabulary of Rookie Books make them especially marketable.<br>- Excellent resource for classroom unit on holidays.<br>- Text has fewer than 400 words.<br>- Word list.<br>Curriculum Standards: <br>Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards<br>Culture: I<br>- People, societies, and cultures address needs and concerns in ways that are both similar and different<br>- Language, folktales, music, and art serve as expressions of culture<br>- Cultural unity and diversity can be identified within and across groups<br>Time, Continuity, and Change: II<br>- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past<br>Global Connections: IX<br>- Explore ways in which language, the arts, beliefs, etc. facilitate global understanding or lead to misunderstanding