The Shortest Day - Hardcover
by Susan Cooper
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Availability:In StockContributor:Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2019-10-22Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763686987ISBN-10:763686980UPC:9780763686987Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Holidays & Celebrations, Legends, Myths, Fables, ConceptsBook Topic:Other, Non-Religious, SeasonsSize:9.10 x 10.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCJJS7AVQP
The Shortest Day
In 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,...
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,...
Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763686987ISBN-10:763686980UPC:9780763686987Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Holidays & Celebrations, Legends, Myths, Fables, ConceptsBook Topic:Other, Non-Religious, SeasonsSize:9.10 x 10.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCJJS7AVQP
Susan Cooper wrote "The Shortest Day" for John Langstaff's Christmas Revels, where it is performed annually across the country. She is the author of the classic fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising, which includes the Newbery Medal winner The Grey King, as well as many other books for children and adults. She lives on a salt-marsh island in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Carson Ellis is the creator...
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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