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The following books are in our library and their shelf location is written under the picture of the cover. Read through and compare the information contained in them to that which you have found on the websites. Are there any differences in the information you are finding? If there is, what can you do to find out which information is the most accurate? **Merry Christmas Everywhere! ** **Arlene Erlbach, Herb Erlbach, Sharon Lane Holt ** This book provides information about Christmas traditions in twenty countries including the holiday greeting and highlights of the celebration. It also includes a craft activity and a recipe - but that is something that you might like to do later.

**Roland Harvey's Big Book of Christmas ** **Roland Harvey ** Find out interesting facts about how Christmas is celebrated in sixteen countries. It also includes recipes and craft activities that you might like to make in your own time. Maybe you could include one of the craft activities in your presentation. There is no index in this book so you will have to flick through to the second section about Christmas celebrations in other countries.

**Christmas Around the World ** **Mary Lankford ** This book introduces symbols and traditions of Christmas in other countries. There are twelve countries and each one has one page of information about their traditions as well as beautiful illustrations. The symbol, greeting and weather for the country are listed at the top of each page next to the name of the country. The information is quite detailed and challenging and is best suited to very good readers.

**Christmas Around the World ** **Emily Kelley ** Find out how Christmas is celebrated in eight countries including Germany, Mexico and Lebanon and you can find the information easily by using the table of contents. Check the location of each of the countries highlighted on the map, which located towards the back of the book. After you have finished your research, why not go to the section on Christmas jokes or tongue twisters – just for fun.

**<span style="color: #66ff33; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Christmas Around the World: A Pop-Up book ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan lines-together;">**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Chuck Fischer ** <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan lines-together;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">This book will tell you about traditions unique to countries such as Russia, United States and Italy. It will give you information about the traditions, people and stories of each country. This is a very interactive book with its pop-ups and removable booklets. Enjoy the novelty of this book but please take care - and don't forget to take notes about the information you find.

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<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan lines-together;">**<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Macmillan Primary Atlas ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Use the atlas to help you locate where the countries are. The location of a country determines the weather and season at Christmas, which in turn affects the food, clothing and community celebrations that make up the traditions.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">__ [|www.wordcentral.com] __ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">If you come across a word and don't know what it means look it up in this online dictionary. Type the word in the search box, but make sure you check the dictionary circle so that you are getting the meaning of your word and not a word that means the same or a rhyming word. If there is more than one definition, ask yourself "Which meaning fits best with my research?"