Merry Christmas Everywhere!

by Arlene Erlbach

Presents Christmas greetings and traditions, with related activities, from around the world.

Genres: Christmas, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Arlene Erlbach is the author of more than forty books for young people — both fiction and non fiction. Her first book and first try at writing Does Your Nose Get in The Way, Too? won a Romance Writers of America Award for best Young Adult novel of the year. Her interviews and advice books The Best Friends Book, The Families Book, are recipients of Parent’s Choice awards. “Voice of Youth Advocates” called her Best Friends Book, the ultimate book on friendship. Her Middle School Survival Guide has sold over fifteen thousand copies since Fall of 2003. A Booklist review described it as strong and much needed advice for middle schoolers. The Kids’ Business Book, The Kids’ Volunteering and The Kids’ Invention Book, which are interview / how to books are notable books in social studies. Both The Kids’ Invention Book and the Kids’ Business Book have been book club editions. The Kids’ Invention Book is excerpted in Harcourt Brace’s collection series, which is the bestselling basal series in the United States. Thanksgiving Day Crafts has received the CHILDREN'S CHOICES FOR 2006 award.

Arlene is a careful observer of the school scene. She has been an elementary school teacher for 17 years and is currently working on a second masters degree in education. She was the teen advice columnist for CompuServe’s Wow! and is a frequent speaker at schools.

Series contributed to:
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Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of excellent crafts and recipes!

[Ashli Stroyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great informative children’s book that teaches children about Christmas in various countries, and the many traditions that are celebrated by those countries. This is a very eye-opening book especially for children. It teaches them about different cultures while taking them on a journey around the world to twenty different countries. This book is great for teaching children about diversity, and how different parts of the world do things in different ways, and it doesn’t mean that one way is more right than the other. Kids would love this book because with each country there is a craft that is notable to that country, and the author includes step-by-step instructions on how to complete the craft. The incorporation of the crafts in a way lets the child have a piece of the country without actually being there. For any teachers this would be a great book to use in the classroom for elementary school aged kids. An activity that the teacher could do around Christmas would be to have each student choose a country (two students may have to do the same country), and create the craft for that country. When each student is done with their craft, the teacher can display them around the room, and have the students take them home when they leave for Christmas break.

[Katie Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book. The book introduces several different Christmas traditions and activities that people do around the world. This book can be used during a geography lesson around Christmas time.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fiction; Juvenile/Christmas
4 stars

Some great kid friendly craft ideas in this book and fun things to read about. We liked it enough to see if we could find a copy to own.

Right now, there are only three used copies available at Amazon, starting at $966!!

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Recommended

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the format of the book, but the information was really basic--not really enough to make me feel that I had learned anything. There were craft ideas for each of the countries represented.