Describes a variety of holiday celebrations in Southeast Asia, including Thailand’s Elephant Round-Up, Singapore’s Moon Cake Festival, and the Vietnamese New Year.
Author: Kathy G. Short
Jojofu
A young man is saved from death three times by the keen senses of his faithful hunting dog. Based on an old Japanese tale.
The Wolfhound
Pavel saves the life of the enormous dog he finds half-frozen in the snow, but since only nobles and dukes and the tsar himself keep wolfhounds, Pavel fears he will be punished for stealing.
Celebrate! In South Asia
Describes religious festivals and sacred days celebrated in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Burma, and Nepal.
Elephant Quest
Recounts an expedition through the Moremi Wildlife Reserve in Botswana, describing the vegetation and wildlife, and culminating in the sighting of an African elephant herd.
Little Oh
A mother tells her son the story of Little Oh, a girl made of paper who becomes separated from her human mother.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.
Behind The Border
Brief episodes from a childhood spent in the Soviet Union in the 1960s reveal what life could be like behind the old Iron Curtain.
Premlata And The Festival Of Lights
Because her mother had been forced to sell the family’s Diwali lamps to buy rice, Premlata’s family is too poor to celebrate the Festival of Lights, until she comes up with an ingenious scheme to bring light and hope to her family.
Birthdays around the World
This book describes the way birthdays have been celebrated in the past and the customs used to mark these special occasions in such countries as Finland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand and others.