Celebrations (series)

Building on our popular Festivals Through the Year, this series takes major celebrations from the six main religions and looks at them in more detail.

The books explore the history behind the celebration - how the festival came about, the 'story' behind the festival and the traditional and modern ways of celebrating it. The series aims to help children appreciate the range of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom.

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Don't Forget! (series)

Don't Forget! explores six special days in the calendar. Concentrating on bank holidays and special days of secular origin, the books emphasise the idea of a multicultural Britain where all members of the community, regardless of culture or religious beliefs, can join together to celebrate special days. Each title looks at a particular special day, and examines why it is important to the community.

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Festivals Through the Year (series)

Takes a season-by-season look at festivals that are celebrated in the UK. All the major religious festivals are covered as well as several secular ones. The series explains how festivals are celebrated, why, where and by whom.

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Holy Places (series)

Holy Places explores six of the best-known sites of pilgrimage in the world. Taking the holy place as its focus, each book explains why it is special to its faith and investigates the rich religion, culture, festivals and history associated with the site. Enjoy reading about worship, holy books, prayer and personal pilgrimage while looking at beautiful photographs of each special place.

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Let's Find Out About Series (series)

Introduces places of worship found around the world. The books explain the general features of places of worship and looks at how and why these buildings are used by the community. Examples from around the world are featured from famous buildings to smaller everyday buildings.

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Read and Learn: Celebrations (series)

Focuses on the features and rituals that characterize important celebrations. The books in this series provide the reader with a mix of the familiar and unfamiliar to gain an understanding of differences and similarities of celebrations in different cultures.

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