The Shortest Day : Celebrating the Winter Solstice (Hardcover)

from gakers16

This book, The Shortest Day by Wendy Pfeffer, is an informational text about the winter solstice. The book defines what the solstice is and explains the science behind it. Then, the book explains how different cultures throughout time have approached the solstice, investigated the meaning behind ...

from srogel1

I really liked this book because although it is informational and includes a lot of facts about the winter solstice, it keeps the reader engaged by including different celebrations from different cultures. If this was being read to an elementary level class, the students listening would be able t...

from lauraejensen

This is a fantastic book, combining lyrical prose and warm illustrations with science and history. Provides brief information, and is full of useful activities and experiments. Useful as part of an anti-bias curriculum, a comparison unit to Summer Solstice, an exploration into hibernation, nature...

from ycinto1

Summary: This book is an informational book about the shortest day of the year. It explains what this means in terms of daylight to night time hours. I then goes into recounting different ways people around the world and throughout history have measured and figured out when the shortest day of th...

from MalissaLojszczyk

This book describes the winter solstice. It tells how people from different eras and different cultures interpreted, tracked and celebrated the soltices. The book includes activities that readers can do to learn more about the soltices and additional resources such as other books and websites.