The Autumn Equinox: Celebrating the Harvest

Title: The Autumn Equinox: Celebrating the Harvest

Author: Ellen Jackson

Illustrator: Jan Davey Ellis

Genre: Non-Fiction

Subgenre: Realistic Picture Book

Theme: Harvest Festivals

Characters: People from the United States, Ancient Times (Greeks and Romans), China, Celts from Great Britain, Germanic from Northern Europe, England, Pilgrims and Indians, Native Americans, Yoruba from Nigeria, Jews, and Southern India

Awards: None

Date of Publication: 2000

Publication Company: The Millbrook Press Inc.

Summary: This book talks about Harvest Festivals around the world and how they are celebrated. Such as Europeans, Africans, Asians, and Americans. Also, this book describes how each are different and how they are the same.

Use in Classroom: This book could be use in any classroom to describe how different cultures celebrate Autumn.