Religion Resources

Elementary

Cycle 1

Theme / Title
Family Celebrations / The Name Jar Yangsook Choi
Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
Stories that have touched people

Cycle 2

Theme / Title
Religious practices in the community / Celebrate! Stories of the Jewish Holidays Gilda Berger
Rookie Read-About Holidays (Scholastic)
Diwali
Holi
Ramadan
Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur
Chanukah
Purim, Passover
Easter
Christmas
Kwanzaa
Chinese New Year
Forms of religious expression in the young person’s environment / Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn
Big Momma Makes the World byPhyllis Root
Born with a Bang by Jennifer Morgan

Cycle 3

Theme / Title
Religions in society and the world / Buddha byDemi
Religious values and norms / The Family Virtues Guide byL. Kavelin-Popov, D. Popov, J. Kavelin
Virtues Project Educators Guide: Simple Ways to Create/ Culture/Character by L. Kavelin-Popvo
Does My Head Look Big in This? Randa Abdel-Fattah

General

Title
A Faith Like Mine Laura Buller
Walking the Bible: Children’s Edition B. Feiler
Hands Around the World Susan Milford
Inside World Religions Kevin O’Donnell
One World, Many Religions Mary Pope Osborne
Let’s Celebrate! Canada’s Special Days Caroline Perry
The Kids Book of World Religions by Jennifer Glossop
Eyewitness Religion by Dorling Kindersley
What I Believe by Alan Brown and Andrew Langley
Beliefs and Cultures: An Information and ActivityBookSea to Sea Publications
World Religions Walrus Books
Religions of the World: The Peter Bedrick Young People’s Encyclopedia Editors of Larousse

Specific Religions

Title
World Religions (Walrus Books)
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
This Is My Faith
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Sikhism
Religion in Focus
Islam by Deborah Weston
Judaism by Claire Clinton
Christianity by Claire Clinton
Eyewitness
Buddhism by Dorling Kindersley
Islam by Dorling Kindersley
Judaism by Douglas Charing

Secondary

General

Title
Inside World Religions Kevin O’Donnell
Eyewitness Religion by Dorling Kindersley
World Religions Walrus Books
Religions of the World: The Peter Bedrick Young People’s Encyclopedia Editors of Larousse

Specific Religions

Title
World Religions (Walrus Books)
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
Religion in Focus
Islam by Deborah Weston
Judaism by Claire Clinton
Christianity by Claire Clinton
Eyewitness
Buddhism by Dorling Kindersley
Islam by Dorling Kindersley
Judaism by Douglas Charing

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