What is the fall equinox?
The official start of the harvest season, it occurs around September 21 each year. It marks the end of summer and the beginning of longer nights and shorter days. For many cultures around the world, the fall equinox represents a time to celebrate the harvest and begin collecting and storing crops.
Looking at both the science of weather and the history of how the fall equinox has been celebrated by various cultures throughout the world, this book will inspire a new understanding of autumn and the harvest season.
Science activities, ideas for celebrating the fall equinox, and further reading list included!
| ISBN: | 9780147512826 |
| Publication date: | 2nd October 2014 |
| Author: | Wendy Pfeffer |
| Illustrator: | Linda Bleck |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Weather and climate Educational: Earth sciences Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world |
What is the fall equinox? The official start of the harvest season, it occurs around September 21 each year. It marks the end of summer and the beginning of longer nights and shorter days. For many cultures around the world, the fall equinox represents a time to celebrate the harvest and begin collecting and storing crops. Looking at both the science of weather and the history of how the fall equinox has been celebrated by various cultures throughout the world, this book will inspire a new understanding of autumn and the harvest season. Science activities, ideas for celebrating the fall equinox, and further reading list included!
We Gather Together features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Weather and climate, Educational: Earth sciences, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world
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We Gather Together was written by Wendy Pfeffer and published by Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
We Gather Together has 32 pages