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Do you look forward to the annual cheese-rolling? Or have you taken part in a dragonboat race? Perhaps you have danced in the street as part of a big street carnival. All around the world people take part in traditions that might seem unusual, but are great fun for everyone who joins in! Find out about all these and more in this information book.Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type Non-chronological report.An index is shown on page 21, and a labelled map of the world on pages 22 and 23 showing where the traditions featured in the book originate, an ideal cue for further discussion.Curriculum links Citizenship: Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people; Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby bear?, Passport to the world.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Have you ever heard of cheese rolling, or dragon boat racing? Find out where in the world these unusual traditions come from in this fascinating non-fiction book.

Traditions from Around the World

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    A Paperback / softback by John McIlwain, Cliff Moon, Collins Big Cat

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/01/2005
      ISBN13: 9780007186143, 978-0007186143
      ISBN10: 0007186142
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      Book Synopsis
      Do you look forward to the annual cheese-rolling? Or have you taken part in a dragonboat race? Perhaps you have danced in the street as part of a big street carnival. All around the world people take part in traditions that might seem unusual, but are great fun for everyone who joins in! Find out about all these and more in this information book.Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type Non-chronological report.An index is shown on page 21, and a labelled map of the world on pages 22 and 23 showing where the traditions featured in the book originate, an ideal cue for further discussion.Curriculum links Citizenship: Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people; Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby bear?, Passport to the world.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

      Trade Review
      Have you ever heard of cheese rolling, or dragon boat racing? Find out where in the world these unusual traditions come from in this fascinating non-fiction book.

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