The World of Birthdays

By Paula S. Wallace

In Brazil, school friends will crack an egg on a birthday child's head! Japan has a national holiday for everyone who is turning twenty that year. Whether blowing out many candles on a cake or burning the same special candle each year, people all over the world celebrate birthdays. Discover many more exciting facts about birthdays around the world as you learn how to make Egytian zeenas for decoration and how to play the Mexican party game Colores. Take a closer look at the world we share and have a "Happy Birthday!" Book jacket.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836836596
• ISBN13: 9780836836592
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4