When the calendar changes from one year to the next, people like to celebrate! But there's more to New Year's than a ten-second countdown. Learn about how our calendar came to be what it is today, and find out how people all through history have celebrated the start of a brand-new year!

Holidays & Heroes brings to life the people whose holidays we celebrate throughout the year. Enriched with colorful historical images, books in this series will engage children in the stories behind our holidays and the people they honor.