The newest addition to the overwhelmingly popular Learn to Read series of emergent readers is here! The Holiday Series includes twelve 16-page books about children's favorite holidays. Stories for fun holidays such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Valentine's Day entertain while demonstrating the joy of giving and caring. Stories for cultural holidays such as Cinco de Mayo and Chinese New Year introduce children to festivals around the world. And, stories for religious holidays go beyond rabbits, reindeer, and gifts to explain to students of all faiths the significance of Easter, Christmas, and Hanukah to those who celebrate them. Finally, here are fun, colorful stories about holidays written specifically for emergent and early-fluency readers! Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL! Learn to Read Holiday Series Variety Pack includes 1 each of 12 books, CTP 4522-4533: Celebrating Valentine's Day: My Special Valentine Celebrating Mother's day: Mom's Memory Box Celebrating Father's Day: Father's Day Is for Special People Celebrating Easter: The Easter Egg Hunt Celebrating Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks Celebrating Chanukah: Eight Nights Celebrating Chinese New Year: Nick's New Year Celebrating Christmas: Christmas Decorations Celebrating Presidents' Day: What Is a President Celebrating Cinco de Mayo: Fiesta Time! Celebrating Patriotic Holidays: Honoring America Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Dreaming of Change.

The Spider Who Saved Christmas tells the tale of what happened to the Holy Family on their way to Egypt after receiving the message of the angel. When Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are in danger of being discovered and harmed by Herod's murderous soldiers, a cave-dwelling spider named Nephila risks her and her children's safety to help her hallowed visitors. Majestically illustrated by artist Randy Gallegos, EWTN host Raymond Arroyo's moving story sheds new light on a family of Golden Silk Orb Weavers, whose silk is considered the most precious of all and is displayed at Christmastime in the sparkling tinsel that glints from evergreen trees the world over. After reading this book, you'll always remember Nephila in the twinkling tinsel. Though small and feared, she met divinity and reflected His light as only she could. Like each of us ... she was there for a reason.