June
Did you ever wonder how April Fool`s Day came about? Or what the January flower is? Or why the Anglo-Saxons referred to May as Thrimilce As the year unfolds, each month brings its own changes and beginnings. Over time, special attributes have been given to each month based on changing seasons, habits and lifecycles of animals and plants, historical events, legends and myths, and much more. Perfect for readers of all ages, these gift books look at the diversity of life across North America. For instance, in January, people are playing beach volleyball in Hawaii, while the northeast is covered with snow, and animals there have burrowed in for the winter. Other fascinating subjects such as birthstones, the zodiac, weather, and more are explored in each book to give a complete look at every month. Delightfully rendered illustrations enrich the experience of discovering the varied histories and the diversity of each month of the year.

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1. \June\, n. [L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from
   Junius, the name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess.]
   The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
         And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever,
         come perfect days.                       -- Lowell.
   {June beetle}, {June bug} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
      species of large brown beetles of the genus {Lachnosterna}
      and related genera; -- so called because they begin to
      fly, in the northern United States, about the first of
      June. The larv[ae] of the June beetles live under ground,
      and feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants.
      Called also {May bug} or {May beetle}.
   {June grass} (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue
      grass. See {Blue glass}, and Illustration in Appendix.
   

2. \Ju"ne\, n.; pl. {Junos}. [L.]
   1. (Rom. Myth.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of
      heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She
      corresponds to the Greek Hera.
            Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes. -- Shak.
   2. (Astron.) One of the early discovered asteroids.
   {Bird of June}, the peacock.