Independence Days Around the World

Celebrate diverse cultures while highlighting how expressions of joy and connection are all part of the human experience.

Freedom rings in countries around the world. In Independence Days Around the World, readers will explore how different countries celebrate their independence, and the customs and traditions that define these independence day celebrations:

• Fourth of July in the United States
• Independence Day in India
• Freedom Day in South Africa
• Bastille Day in France

The How the World Celebrates series offers readers the chance to explore celebrations like never before, taking a journey around the globe to see how young people experience important celebrations in their lives and the lives of their family and community. Through the lens of young people from around the world, one from the United States, and three others from places across the globe, readers will experience the excitement and joy of cultural and community traditions that bring people together.

This narrative nonfiction series uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers and includes sidebars that support geography, world history, and world cultures curriculum.

• Publication date: 1 January 2025
• Dimensions: Height 228 mm; Width 177 mm
• Publisher: 45th Parallel Press
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781668957394