Festivals Around The World
Learn about the famous and exotic festivals celebrated around the world
About this book
Festivals Around The World is an intermediate readers book for children ages 7 to 11. Learn about the famous and exotic festivals celebrated around the world. A real human voice reads the story while the words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Book details
| Book type | Read Along Book – Narrated in a real human voice with word-by-word highlighting and static pictures. |
|---|---|
| Author | Edward Alan Kurtz |
| Ages | 7 to 9 years, also 9 to 11 years |
| Grade | Grade 3 |
| Reading level | Level 3, Intermediate Readers |
| Length | 16 pages, 1285 words, 11 minutes |
| Categories | Holidays and Festivals |
| Interactive features | Comprehension quiz, What is This? activity |
| Language | English |
Where you can read this book
Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Comprehension quiz, What is This? activity in the Reading and Math app.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: Read along narration with word by word highlighting.
Get the Read Along AppQuizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.
Why read Festivals Around The World with your child
Festivals Around The World is a story about Holidays and Festivals. Reading it together gives your child a chance to enjoy the story and talk about what happens. Pause at the interesting parts and ask what your child thinks will happen next. The story is a good way to build vocabulary and a love of reading, one page at a time, and it gives you something to talk about long after the last page.
Talk about it together
- What was your favourite part of Festivals Around The World?
- What did you learn about Holidays and Festivals?
- Who would you tell about this book, and why?
Inside the book
In Festivals Around The World, readers find Holidays and Festivals. Learn about the famous and exotic festivals celebrated around the world. The book is written for young readers, with clear words and pictures that help the story along.
Children gain a feel for Holidays and Festivals and new words to talk about it. Read it together, pause at the interesting parts, and ask your child what they think. It is a good book to share, and to come back to again.
From the book: “Page 2: Migel/Shutterstock.com Page 3: Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock.com Page 5: Faraways/Shutterstock.com Page 9: Erandamx/Shutterstock.com Page 13: Maksim Dubinsky/Shutterstock.com Page 14: Conny Sjostrom/Shutterstock.com”
Words to learn in this book
- acrobats: Someone who entertains people by doing gymnastics.
- bobbing: When someone tries to grab an apple with one's mouth.
- community: A group of people living in the same place.
- fasting: To not eat any food or have any drink for a period of time.
- festival: A day or period of celebration.
- Hemisphere: One half of a sphere, as in the earth being divided in half by the equator and forming the Northern and the Southern hemispheres.
- independent: Free from outside control.
- "Lunar: Having to do with the moon.
- ornaments: Something that is used to make another thing more beautiful.
- procession: A number of people moving forward as part of a ceremony or festival.
- resurrection: The belief that Jesus came back to life after dying.
- Scandinavian: The large peninsula found in northwestern Europe.
- traditions: When customs and beliefs are passed down from one generation to the next.
- wreaths: A decorative ring of flowers, leaves, etc.
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Frequently asked questions
What ages is this book for?
Ages 7 to 11 years, at Grade 3 and Level 3 (Intermediate Readers).
Is the book narrated?
Yes. It is a read along book, so a real human voice reads the story while words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App. The Comprehension quiz, What is This? activity are Reading and Math app features.
How long is the book?
16 pages, 1285 words, 11 minutes
Does this book have a quiz or activity?
Yes. It has a comprehension quiz and the What is This? activity. Quizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app.
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