"All Summer in a Day" was originally written in 1959 for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It is a futuristic view of life on Venus. Teach your students about this story with our engaging activities and storyboards!
Venus, the planet on which the story takes place, is the second planet from the sun.
The planet experiences constant rain. There are tidal waves, hurricane-force winds, thunder and lightning at all times, with the exception of two hours every seven years.
The population lives in underground rooms, connected by tunnels. The only "sunlight" the people get is from sunlamps.