Ireland, Christmas In-Hardcove

by World Book Inc. and World Book, Inc.

Book Overview

Each 80-page Christmas Around the World book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, special sections of native songs, recipes, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716608553
• ISBN13: 9780716608554
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful insight into Irish Christmas traditions

Part of a series developed by World Book Inc. several decades ago for young people, these books have evolved into a rich storehouse of information for anyone of any age who enjoys learning the Christmas history, stories, native Christmas songs, Christmas crafts, and holiday recipes of many nations. One of the highlights of "Christmas in Ireland" is Ruth Sawyer's short story, "The Wee Christmas Cabin of Carn-na-ween." The book is richly illustrated with full-color photos. Two Irish carols with piano arrangements are "Wexford Carol" and "Saint Stephen." There is also a section on Irish Christmas crafts. Recipes in the book include Irish Christmas Pudding, Mince Tartlets, Irish Soda Bread, and Broiled Irish Ham. Included with the book are six recipe cards for additional Irish Christmas treats including Roast Stuffed Goose and Irish Bread Pudding. Collect the whole series for your home library, re-read them every December, and share them with friends and family.

Good book

Christmas in Ireland is part of a series of books published by World Book, Inc. In this volume, the book focused on Ireland. The book covers a wide variety of ground in its eighty page exploration of an Irish Christmas. The book looks at the history of the Christmas celebration in Ireland, preparations for the Christmas holiday in Ireland, the actual celebration of Christmas as a family and community affair, and the Twelve Days of Christmas. The book also includes a traditional Irish Christmas story, Irish Christmas recipes, songs, and craft activities. In the book, there are a number of full page, color photographs. This book, Christmas in Ireland, is a useful tool to begin to introduce children to other cultures. Because the book focuses on a culture that most children are some what familiar and one they have a share language with, the concepts introduced won't seem too alien to them. Some of the holiday celebrations are different enough from our own and ones generally not heard of inside the United States that it will help acclimate users to bridge to other cultures by demonstrating that not all cultures are uniform and the same but that they are different. This book makes an exceptionally good tool as it provides information that will allow users to learn this information using a variety of senses if they choose to do the activities included in the book. This includes, hearing, touch, taste, and sight.