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

Three-time Caldecott Honor Artist Molly Bang and National Science Award-winning professor Penny Chisholm present a stunning, accessible explanation of the Earth's water cycle and its global effects.

With stunning artwork and compelling scientific explanation, Bang and Chisholm have brought forth a masterpiece that is critically relevant in this environmentally tumultuous time. How does the sun keep ocean currents moving and lift fresh water from the seas? What can we do to conserve one of our planet's most precious resources? In this newest book in the award-winning Sunlight Series, readers learn about the constant movement of water as it flows around the Earth. As the water changes between liquid, vapor, and ice, Sunlight powers all living things, ensuring that life can exist on Earth.Perfect for any reader--young or old --this is an invaluable addition to all classrooms, libraries, and at-home collections.

Author: Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Published: 01/31/2017
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780545805414
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 187595 / Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2016 pg. 75
School Library Journal 11/01/2016 pg. 111
Booklist 11/15/2016 pg. 42
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2016
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2017 pg. 104

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.