Diwali

- Pronunciation guides to less familiar words.

- Includes chart that explains the game of dreidel.

- Holiday books are always in demand in schools and libraries, but the controlled vocabulary of Rookie Books make them especially marketable.

- Excellent resource for classroom unit on holidays.

- Text has fewer than 400 words.

- Word list.

Curriculum Standards:

Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards

Culture: I

- People, societies, and cultures address needs and concerns in ways that are both similar and different

- Language, folktales, music, and art serve as expressions of culture

- Cultural unity and diversity can be identified within and across groups

Time, Continuity, and Change: II

- Accounts of past events, people, places, and situations contribute to our understanding of the past

Global Connections: IX

- Explore ways in which language, the arts, beliefs, etc. facilitate global understanding or lead to misunderstanding