The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a special day in the United States. In 1776, the British colonies in North America declared their independence from Great Britain. Some Americans celebrate Independence Day by having cookouts, watching fireworks, and having parades. Other people choose to celebrate by taking a vacation. This book shows some American traditions for the Fourth of July through eye-catching illustrations. Manageable text makes this book perfect for young readers and listeners.

The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a special day in the United States. In 1776, the British colonies in North America declared their independence from Great Britain. Some Americans celebrate Independence Day by having cookouts, watching fireworks, and having parades. Other people choose to celebrate by taking a vacation. This book shows some American traditions for the Fourth of July through eye-catching illustrations. Manageable text makes this book perfect for young readers and listeners.

Halloween is an exciting time of year. People decorate their houses and lawns with pumpkins and scary figurines. On the night of Halloween, some kids dress up in costumes and go out trick-or-treating for candy. Other people throw a Halloween party. This fun book shows children some American Halloween traditions through eye-catching illustrations. Age-appropriate language makes this book an easy read for emerging readers and enjoyable for children still in the listening stage.

Christmas is an important Christian holiday, but it has become special to many people all over the world. It's a time when people see their family members and eat special foods. Some people are happy because Christmas has become a time of year when people give their time, money, or gifts to others. This book explores why people love Christmas. Brightly colored illustrations and manageable text make this book perfect for young listeners and emerging readers alike.

A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish has been fully revised and updated, including over 500 new entries, making it an invaluable resource for students of Spanish. Based on a new web-based corpus containing more than 2 billion words collected from 21 Spanish-speaking countries, the second edition of A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish provides the most expansive and up-to-date guidelines on Spanish vocabulary. Each entry is accompanied with an illustrative example and full English translation. The Dictionary provides a rich resource for language teaching and curriculum design, while a separate CD version provides the full text in a tab-delimited format ideally suited for use by corpus and computational linguistics. With entries arranged both by frequency and alphabetically, A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish enables students of all levels to get the most out of their study of vocabulary in an engaging and efficient way.

The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a special day in the United States. In 1776, the British colonies in North America declared their independence from Great Britain. Some Americans celebrate Independence Day by having cookouts, watching fireworks, and having parades. Other people choose to celebrate by taking a vacation. This book shows some American traditions for the Fourth of July through eye-catching illustrations. Manageable text makes this book perfect for young readers and listeners.

The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a special day in the United States. In 1776, the British colonies in North America declared their independence from Great Britain. Some Americans celebrate Independence Day by having cookouts, watching fireworks, and having parades. Other people choose to celebrate by taking a vacation. This book shows some American traditions for the Fourth of July through eye-catching illustrations. Manageable text makes this book perfect for young readers and listeners.