Solstice: Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day by Jen Breach Hardcover

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Solstice by Jen Breach Explore the daily lives of children around the world through the lens of a single, special day in June, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Explore the daily lives of children around the world through the lens of a single, special day – June 21st, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern hemisphere.Just two times each year - an event called the solstice - Earth leans closest to our home star, the Sun. Since ancient times, people have used the Sun as a timekeeper. They knew that the length of daylight changes in a regular way and celebrated the solstice as a signal of changing seasons. Solstice imparts scientific and cultural information using the global experience of a solstice as its scientific core, and the descriptions of childrens lives at each latitude as the cultural narrative. It is a browsable nonfiction appealing to informationally minded thinkers aged 7-11. Enhancing the text and illustrations are fascinating infographics about geography, hours of sunlight, sunrise and sunset times, and how the Earths tilt creates solstices and seasons. A global event needs a global perspective: non-traditional families, interesting facts that crop up in each account (e.g. in the Chinese entry we learn that pandas need to play or else they get sad). Plus, illustrators for each location represent their home countries with authority and beauty. Author Biography Jen Breach is a childrens author of fiction and non-fiction. Their writing credits include a graphic literature adventure about a young archeologist and their robot brother (Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race, Scholastic 2018) and a picture book about two clueless zookeepers (Somethings Amiss At The Zoo, Hachette 2016). They hold an MFA in Writing for Children and Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. They are a mentor for Girls Write Now and The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). Jen identifies as queer and non-binary. Review "Children get to learn how people from all over the world celebrate this magical day, through the wonder of short stories and beautiful illustrations." -- Rebecca Evans from Old Hall Bookshop * May Booksellers Circle *"Wonderfully informative." * The Sun *"It would be difficult to be sufficiently effusive in [our] praise for this gem of a junior non-fiction title... An essential leisure non-fiction title... to quench the thirst of all hungry young fact-finders!" * School Reading List *"This is the perfect, children-friendly way to discover a truly magical day." -- Pam Norfolk * Book-marked * Details ISBN1913750779 Author Jen Breach Pages 64 Audience Age 7 Publisher What on Earth Publishing Ltd ISBN-13 9781913750770 Format Hardcover Imprint What on Earth Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Tonbridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Full colour throughout AU Release Date 2023-04-06 NZ Release Date 2023-04-06 Audience Children / Juvenile Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-05-02 Subtitle Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day UK Release Date 2024-05-02 ISBN-10 1913750779 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:159890186;

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