"This three-volume set offers librarians easy access to a wealth of data and offers patrons a fun way to answer homework questions on all manner of issues relating to holidays and celebrations...extremely useful...The entire set is beautifully laid out with clear crisp text, nice graphics, black-and-white photographs, and an abundance of fun facts, further readings, maps, brief stories, and explanations pulled out into a mix of balloons, sidebars, and text boxes...This work is highly recommended for all libraries."
American Reference Books Annual
"Students, teachers, and librarians will delight in this encyclopedia...brings together a wealth of information on major holidays and festivals in 206 countries...coverage is broad and balanced...recommended for high-school and public library collections."
Booklist
"...highly recommended for any library, high school, public, college, or university..."
Reference Reviews
"Recommended."
Choice
"Certain to become the choice resource for any 'holiday' question..."
Library Journal
"This three-volume set offers librarians easy access to a wealth of data and offers patrons a fun way to answer homework questions on all manner of issues relating to holidays and celebrations...extremely useful...The entire set is beautifully laid out with clear crisp text, nice graphics, black-and-white photographs, and an abundance of fun facts, further readings, maps, brief stories, and explanations pulled out into a mix of balloons, sidebars, and text boxes...This work is highly recommended for all libraries."
American Reference Books Annual
"Students, teachers, and librarians will delight in this encyclopedia...brings together a wealth of information on major holidays and festivals in 206 countries...coverage is broad and balanced...recommended for high-school and public library collections."
Booklist
"...highly recommended for any library, high school, public, college, or university..."
Reference Reviews
"Recommended."
Choice
"Certain to become the choice resource for any 'holiday' question..."
Library Journal