manners and customs

Presents an annotated edition of the story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another; and includes backgrounds, a selection of critical essays, and a summary of the debate surrounding Voltaire's works.

Contains twenty chapters, each of which focuses on a different country, with a story or folktale, and information on history, government, religion, education, immigrants, language, the arts and sciences, food, recreation, and customs and traditions; and includes suggested activities and reading.

Franklin the turtle is invited to a Migration Eve party by his friend Goose, but his excitement turns to trepidation when he thinks about having to meet new people, eat strange food, and learn the migration dance.

Describes what clothes, cars, bicycles, cities, and sports were like 100 years ago.

A documented study of ethnocultural food traditions, presenting a historical, regional, and cultural overview of each of fifty-five countries or regions, with information about domestic life, foods commonly used, meals and customs, special occasions, cooking methods, and regional specialties.

Collects annotated primary documents that discuss aspects of daily living in the ancient world, covering domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious life, and including illustrations.

Fifteen Latino writers share humorous and tender memories of Quinceanera celebrations, a ritual that symbolizes the coming of age for fifteen-year-old Latino girls.

Daisy Miller, an innocent yet bold American girl, runs afoul of the European code of conduct at the turn of the twentieth century. Includes three additional stories.