A gentle rhyming picture book that shows how color can be found all around us, whether there are raindrops falling or a bright rainbow high above. Raindrops are falling outside, but there's still a world of color to experience! Delightful rhymes and brilliant illustrations detail how a gloomy, rainy day might not actually be so gloomy after all when you get to spend time with Mom, Brown Bear, and the colors around you. And when a "beaming rainbow, bold and bright" cuts through the sky, everyone gets to experience the joy of all the colors that can only come after the rain.

Learn about six of the world's most celebrated holidays while having fun! The information pages cover the history, symbols, and unique traditions of holidays from around the globe, including Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and more. Beautiful artwork complements the lessons and includes hidden items to find. Students will find culture and learning drawn across every page in this remarkable resource.

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.

This practical day-by-day calendar is a goldmine for planning exciting activities and classroom units based on national and international holidays, multicultural and historic events, famous firsts, inventions, birthdays of important individuals (including authors), and more. The entries are annotated and include contact information and Web site addresses to facilitate further research and learning. In addition, three suggested learning activities are provided for each day of the year. Designed for any year, this one-stop resource can be used over and over again as a ready-reference, daily activity guide, rainy-day resource, or idea generator for bulletin boards. Teachers, librarians, and parents can use the calendar entries and activity suggestions as a springboard to spark interest in a particular topic or event, enhance learning and awareness, or introduce students to a new unit of study. Invaluable to school and public libraries!

Have you ever wondered how a holiday got started? Or a festival originated? Do you really know all the counties traditions and important information about them? Did you know that there are many islands which are used for military basis or uninhabited? Did you realize that there are still some islands you may never heard of existed? This book is going to put under your finger tips all the information you need about all the countries. They are listed alphabetically from capitols to location, ethnic groups, religion, and most importantly, by traditions of the holidays and festivals. It will inform you of how some holidays started and festivals originated. It’s true that a person can find all the information one needs on the internet but having all of this information in your hands at one time is a time saver! This book will spare you the frustration of waiting for the computer to find what you are looking for, increase your knowledge about different cultures, and be a great reference to you whenever you travel.