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  • Age Range: 6 - 9 years
  • Grade Level: 1 - 4
  • Paperback: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books; Reprint edition (March 8, 2016)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1101997710
  • ISBN-13: 978-1101997710
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.2 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood recap of various traditions, not really Pagan-friendly
By Arie Farnam on July 10, 2013
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I like the book for the good multi-cultural recap of various traditions. We'll enjoy trying out some customs from around the world but it is disappointing in its clear and completely unnecessary Christian bias. There are a number of traditions described, culminating with a Germanic Ostre celebration and on the next page it says something along the lines of, "But now we know the real Easter, bla bla bla bla and has a church Easter scene. I'd take the page out of the book, except that I WANT the Christian tradition represented in any multi-cultural approach. The bias is completely unnecessary. There is no reason to speak to the reader as "we, the Christians". It simply alienates and pushes away most of the world's readers.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWe love the simple presentation of a variety of world traditions.
By Michelle N McEvoy on March 31, 2014
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I want to respond to a prior comment because it almost convinced me not to buy this book, but I am glad that i did. We are a secular family but I want to teach my son about the many traditions that enliven the year. While I wouldn't presume to tell anyone whether or not a book feels friendly enough for their personal religious beliefs, I did not see the Christian bias a previous reviewer critiqued. That review states that the book transitions from a discussion of the ancient Saxons' Eostre to a page about "the real Easter" but this is not factually accurate. What the book actually says is this: "At the same time that Pagans celebrated their goddess of Springtime, Eostre, Christians observed Jesus' new beginning, when they believe he was raised from the dead. As more people became Christians, the name of their celebration changed from Eostre to Easter." Throughout the discussion of Easter, it is depicted as the holiday/celebration celebrated by one group of people (Christians); it states what "they" (Christians) believe and what they (Christians) call their holiday. It is historically accurate, if unfortunate, that many pagan celebrations and traditions were pulled into Christian traditions as that religion grew in the West (whether by accident or calculation, or both). I think this book does a good job of presenting both the pagan celebration and the Christian holiday and giving equal value to both -- this is in fact one of the things I appreciate most about this series of books.
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5.0 out of 5 starswendy pfeffer "a new beginning"
By N. Austin on May 9, 2009
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i love the wendy pfeffer books! we are a secular family looking to expose our kids to different belief systems, but without indoctrinating them. these books give broad, general information about the customs in other countries, and gives some historical time frames to build better understanding. i have donated all her books to our school library, and hope she is planning to write a book for summer solstice as well.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book covers a wide variety of cultural celebrations of spring's new beginnings, the spring equinox.
By Deb HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on June 30, 2009
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Spring has arrived and the countryside is coming to life again. The leaves have begun to bud, the flowers are sprouting, "woodchucks whistle, chickadees chirp and dragonflies emerge from rivers and ponds." Robins come back to start new families, new animals are being born and people start planting their gardens. It is a time when many different cultures celebrate the new beginning of the year. It is the spring equinox.

This book describes what the spring (vernal) equinox, the summer solstice, the fall(autumnal equinox) and the winter solstice are. In particular, it celebrates the spring equinox, a time of new beginnings, with the reader and talks about celebrations around the world to usher in this season. It talks about the Chinese New Year, the Persian No Ruz (New Year), the Indian celebration of Holi, the Mayan El Castillo pyramid, Maslenitsa (Pancake Week) in Russia, how the Cree Native American's honor the Great Spirit, Jewish Passover, the German festival Eostre (later changed to Easter) and the many ways ordinary families celebrate spring. Does your family have something special they do upon its arrival?

This book is very well written and researched and the lively art work, like the springtime equinox, makes it come alive. The text moves from culture to culture with ease and each celebration has just enough factual material to make the reader want to learn more. If you want a book for your homeschool or classroom shelves on a variety of cultural celebrations of spring's new beginnings, this is a perfect one. In the back of the book there is a more in depth explanation of the seasons. Also included are several interesting crafts and recipes to try with your children or students. Mmmm, those mashed potato Easter eggs sound good!
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