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Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The night before Christmas: Clement C. Moore's classic poem about a visit from St. Nicholas. In the month of Kislev: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah. Seven candles for Kwanza: describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values. Too many tamales: Maria feels very grown-up...
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Franklin and his family are off on a Christmas visit with Grandma and Grandpa at Faraway Farm! The farm is hit by a sudden ice storm - knocking out the power and taking out the telephone lines. Franklin's parents visit the elderly next-door neighbors. While they are away, disaster strikes when Grandpa takes a terrible tumble and Grandma worries about getting him to a doctor. Now, Franklin and Harriet, his stowaway baby sister, begin a magical adventure...
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English
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One starry night, baby Jesus is brought into the world and a bright, twinkling light signals that the new savior is born. As everyone rejoices, King Herod becomes jealous and threatens the Christ child. A courageous and unlikely pair - an ox and donkey - living in the stable where Jesus is born, spring into action to foil the king's evil plan. As the ox recruits other barnyard animals to help slow down the king's soldiers, the donkey guides the baby...
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