Solstice : Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day

Solstice : Around the World on the Longest, Shortest DayAuthor: Breach, Jen Astronomy, space & time Published on 2 May 2024 by What on Earth Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom. Hardback 64 pages, Full colour throughout 272 x 252 x 10 550g The rising and setting of the Sun is one of the few truly common experiences in our diverse world. This book places that shared experience at the heart of its global story. Every year, during the June solstice, the Earth tilts towards the Sun, creating either the

Author: Breach, Jen

Astronomy, space & time

Published on 2 May 2024 by What on Earth Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 64 pages, Full colour throughout
272 x 252 x 10 | 550g

The rising and setting of the Sun is one of the few truly common experiences in our diverse world. This book places that shared experience at the heart of its global story.  Every year, during the June solstice, the Earth tilts towards the Sun, creating either the longest or shortest day of the year. Across the world, people celebrate this day in different ways, from bonfires and banquets to firework festivals and ancient rituals. In this book, you will celebrate the solstice alongside 14 fictional characters from 14 real places around the world. You will be transported to Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Ecuador, Indonesia, Nigeria, Nepal, Morocco, China, Turkey, America, the United Kingdom and Norway. Each account is both a personal story and an informative narrative, full of cultural insight, geographical information and words from each native language. Meanwhile, specially commissioned artwork, by illustrators from each place, bring familiarity and warmth to every page.

The solstice is both a symbol of global unity and a celebration of cultural diversity. Here, this unique event takes centre stage in a fascinating account of children’s lives around the world.