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A review by calistareads
The Winter Solstice by Ellen Jackson
3.0
I was thinking this might be a story, well it is a story of the winter solstice the world over, but it’s more a non-fiction piece on how different cultures around the earth use to think of the solstice. The Romans would trade places for a day and the servant would be attended by the master and the Romans gave gifts. Bonfires were built and feasts were had and people would watch for the return of the sun. Even Stonehenge was built so they knew when the light would return.
They do not talk about what Asian or African cultures did during this time. It’s a good book, but it’s more facts. There is a nice Cherokee legend at the end told as a story. The artwork is lovely and it is about one of my favorite times of year.
The nephew found this mildly interesting. He liked the animals in the story and some of the things people did like sacrifice animals and stand with antlered helmets interested him. The boars head feast grossed him out and he loved that too. He gave this 3 stars and said it could have been more exciting.
They do not talk about what Asian or African cultures did during this time. It’s a good book, but it’s more facts. There is a nice Cherokee legend at the end told as a story. The artwork is lovely and it is about one of my favorite times of year.
The nephew found this mildly interesting. He liked the animals in the story and some of the things people did like sacrifice animals and stand with antlered helmets interested him. The boars head feast grossed him out and he loved that too. He gave this 3 stars and said it could have been more exciting.