Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth

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Product Details
Price
$19.99  $18.59
Publisher
Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Publish Date
Pages
48
Dimensions
9.2 X 11.0 X 0.5 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780545805414

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About the Author
Penny Chisholm is a professor at M.I.T., where she has been teaching Ecology for more than thirty-five years. Her long list of prestigious awards includes the National Medal of Science, awarded at the White House in 2013.
Molly Bang has written and illustrated more than twenty books for young readers, including When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry... ; Ten, Nine, Eight; and The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, each of which were Caldecott Honor books. Bang divides her time between Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Northern California.
Reviews
5 STARS for Rivers of Sunlight

* "The science is superb." -- Horn Book, starred review

* "The pairing of uncomplicated text and lavish illustration feels expansive, conveying amazement and awe through clear, yet poetic, visual explanations....A handsome invitation to earth science." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "An enlightening book on a vital topic." -- Booklist, starred review

*"Bang continues her Sunlight series with a poetic, in-depth exploration of the sun's role in the water cycle." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

*"An outstanding choice for introducing young children to the water cycle. This is a book to return to many times." -- School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Buried Sunlight

* "Gorgeous illustrations and impressive, urgent scientific explanation." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Combining an amiable voice with unusual breadth of vision, depth of knowledge, and subtlety of presentation, this is a masterful book in a highly original science series." -- Booklist, starred review

Praise for Ocean Sunlight

A Booklist Editor's Choice & Top 10 Book for Youth
A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice Title
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book Title

* "This ambitious, beautifully illustrated book offers information seldom covered in science books for young children." -- Booklist, starred review

* "Bang creates dimension and visual drama with her use of gold, blues, and black, forming an ethereal habitat for phytoplankton, jellyfish, and bioluminescent creatures." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "An awe-inspiring lesson in photosynthesis goes under the sea. Readers will want to visit more than once to capture both the science and the abundant sense of celebration here." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review