Opening book details…
Can I read The Winter Solstice on EtoBox?
The Winter Solstice by Ellen Jackson; Jan Davey Ellis is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Winter Solstice about?
<p>Presents facts and folklore about the shortest day of the year, a day that has been filled with magic since ancient times.</p><h3>Children's Literature</h3><p>Why do the days get shorter in winter and longer in the summer? This text-heavy picture book explains it in both scientific and folkloric terms. Children will learn about the ways the ancient Romans, Celts, Scandinavians and other groups marked the changing of the seasons. Younger kids will need it read out loud to them, but a third or fourth grader could not only enjoy it on his/her own, but also use it as a resource for a school report on the solstice. The book is a "Children's Choice" selection of the International Reading Association/Children's Book Council.</p>
Who reads The Winter Solstice?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ellen Jackson; Jan Davey Ellis
- Publisher
- First Avenue Editions TM
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781562944001
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Folklore, Anthropology, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (45 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
More by Ellen Jackson; Jan Davey Ellis
Browse all works by Ellen Jackson; Jan Davey Ellis
Similar books
- Winter Solstice — A C Ellas (2013)
- Highlander's Pride: Winter Solstice — Veronica Wilson (2016)
- Winter Solstice — Jilly Bond Rosamunde Pilcher (2005)
- Winter Solstice Menage (Black Hills Wolves #34): Winter Solstice Run) — Louisa Bacio (2015)
- The Shortest Day : Celebrating the Winter Solstice — Wendy Pfeffer; Jesse Reisch (2003)
- Winter Solstice — Elin Hilderbrand (2017)