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Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780525422372
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this fourth and final book about the seasons, Pfeffer turns her attention to summer. With lyrical prose and vibrant illustrations, this book takes readers on a journey through the history and science behind the summer solstice. Includes activities. Full color.
Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 2015-05
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 0147515564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores how cultures around the world celebrate and recognize the summer solstice.
Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 0525469680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.
Author: Ellen B. Jackson
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780761316237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrates the universal appeal of the sun and the abundance of light and warmth it provides, accompanied by a summer tale, recipes, and craft activities.
Author: Deb Vanasse
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 2005-03-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1570614229
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the far northern parts of the world, near and above the Arctic Circle, summer days are very long. In Barrow, Alaska, for example, the sun rises in May and sets 83 days later, in early August. During this time, the sun shines all through the night. People call it the midnight sun. When the midnight sun is shining, people and animals stay active even at night. This sweet poetic narrative, illustrated by award-winner Jeremiah Trammell, showcases the many pleasures of this unique time as a little girl dances, fishes, plays games, watches moose and fox, and communes with family and nature.
Author: Ellen Jackson
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0761302972
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents facts and folklore about the shortest day of the year, a day that has been filled with magic since ancient times.
Author: Glenys Livingstone
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 0595349900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaGaian Cosmology brings together a religious practice of seasonal ritual based in a contemporary scientific sense of the cosmos and female imagery for the Sacred. The author situates this original synthesis in her context of being female and white European transplanted to the Southern Hemisphere. Her sense of alienation from her place, which is personal, cultural and cosmic, fires a cosmology that re-stories Goddess metaphor of Virgin-Mother-Crone as a pattern of Creativity, which unfolds the cosmos, manifests in Earth's life, and may be known intimately. PaGaian Cosmology is an ecospirituality grounded in indigenous Western religious celebration of the Earth-Sun annual cycle. By linking to story of the unfolding universe this practice can be deepened, and a sense of the Triple Goddess-central to the cycle and known in ancient cultures-developed as a dynamic innate to all being. The ritual scripts and the process of ritual events presented here, may be a journey into self-knowledge through personal, communal and ecological story: the self to be known is one that is integral with place. PaGaian Cosmology may be used as a resource for individuals or groups seeking new forms of devotional expression and an Earth-based pathway to wisdom within.
Author: Llewellyn
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Published: 2015-05-08
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 0738744816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMidsummer—also known as the Summer Solstice or Litha—is a time to rejoice in abundance and light. This guide to the history and modern celebration of Midsummer shows you how to celebrate and work with the energy of the longest day of the year. Rituals Recipes Lore Spells Divination Crafts Correspondences Invocations Prayers Meditations Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials explore the old and new ways of celebrating the seasonal rites that are the cornerstones of the witch's year.
Author: Gunilla Norris
Publisher: Bluebridge
Published: 2013-05
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781933346830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis lyrical primer on the spirituality of gardening reflects on the relationship between a gardener and his or her garden. Meditating upon how interaction with the earth opens the heart, schools the mind, engages the body, and embraces the soul in a world of increasing detachment from the natural realm, this book affirms a garden as a soulful space where people can take root and experience the changing seasons and the enduring cycle of renewal. Filled with the joy of living, this enchanting spiritual guide will speak to those who yearn to find the holy in the place they call home.
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2024-11-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1536246239
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper’s beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis’s strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper’s poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind the returning of the light, the yearning for traditions that connect us with generations that have gone before — and the hope for peace that we carry into the future. Richly illustrated by Carson Ellis with a universality that spans the centuries, this beautiful book evokes the joy and community found in the ongoing mystery of life when we celebrate light, thankfulness, and festivity at a time of rebirth. Welcome Yule!
