Meet Ryan. He is in France on a special mission. He is going to find out about special days and holidays in France. Follow Ryan's blog to find out what Bastille Day is, what type of holidays are typical in France, how the French celebrate Christmas and other festivals and much more.

You can also learn some key French phrases, pick up French language tips and test your knowledge of France with the mini quizzes. Go to franklinwatts.co.uk for your free downloads of the French conversations.

Special Days and Holidays is part of the Young Reporter in France series. They are a great resource for the KS2 and 3 Framework for Languages which include an Intercultural Understanding strand where children compare and contrast life in other countries with their own.

This book is part of a book series called Young Reporter in France .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a phrase book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sue Finnie is a freelance author and educational consultant with many years' experience of writing and editing materials for language learners of all ages and abilities. Daniele Bourdais is French and has lived in the UK since 1982. She has been working as a writer, editor, proof-reader, native-speaker check and consultant since the mid-1980s. Sue Finnie has co-authored many projects with Daniele. She has many years of experience in the fields of education and publishing; particularly devising language learning resources.