Hemisphere Seasons Swap

It was a hot December day. Little Thunder splashed in the dam.

"I love summer!" he said.

Suzy got a postcard from London. On the front was a snowy street.

"Snow in December?" asked Little Thunder. "But it's summer!"

"It's summer here in Australia," said Spike. "But in London, it's winter."

Spike rolled a ball across the grass. "Pretend this is the Earth. The line around the middle is the equator. We live in the bottom half, the southern hemisphere. London is in the top half, the northern hemisphere."

"The Earth leans as it goes around the sun," said Suzy. "When our half leans toward the sun, we get summer. The top half leans away, so they get winter."

"So in June, it swaps?" asked Little Thunder.

"Yes! June is our winter and their summer," said Spike.

Nairobi the cow mooed. "Near the equator where I'm from, it stays warm all year. We have rainy seasons and dry seasons instead."

Little Thunder smiled. "I'll send London a postcard of summer!"